How to tell the difference between prostate cancer and prostatic hyperplasia

Prostate cancer and prostatic hyperplasia can generally be distinguished by disease definition, cause, and clinical symptoms, as follows:

1. Disease definition:

Prostate cancer generally refers to the tumor caused by the malignant proliferation of prostatic epithelial cells, while prostatic hyperplasia generally refers to the most common benign disease that causes urination disorders in middle-aged and elderly men.

2. Causes:

The pathogenesis of prostate cancer is usually related to factors such as aging, genetic factors, dietary factors, obesity, etc., while prostatic hyperplasia is usually related to factors such as inflammatory factors, androgen levels, increasing aging, imbalance of growth factors in the prostate, etc.

3. Clinical symptoms:

The typical symptoms of prostate cancer are mainly dysuria, urine leakage, painful ejaculation, low semen, hematuria, pain,Erectile dysfunctionand other symptoms, while prostatic hyperplasia is mainly manifested as painful urination, urgency, bifurcation of urine line, urine waiting, nocturia, incomplete urination and other symptoms.

In addition to the above differentiation methods, prostate cancer can also be distinguished by treatment, prostate cancer is mainly treated by chemotherapy, radiation therapy, cryotherapy and other methods, but it needs to be carried out according to the doctor's instructions, and prostatic hyperplasia can generally be treated with transurethral resection of the prostate, transurethral prostatecistomy, prostate enucleation and other surgical methods under the guidance of a doctor, and both diseases should be reviewed regularly to avoid aggravation of the disease.