Many patients will ask the editor a question, "Is prostate cancer related to hyperplasia?" In fact, prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer are two different diseases. Although both occur in the prostate, in general, prostatic hyperplasia itself will not turn into prostate cancer.
If the prostate is compared to an egg, the envelope of the prostate is eggshell, the peripheral zone of the prostate is protein, and the prostate transitional zone is the yolk at the center. Prostatic hyperplasia mainly occurs in the transitional zone of the central region of the prostate, while prostate cancer mainly occurs in the peripheral zone of the prostate. There are great differences in the anatomical location between the two. In addition, prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer are two completely different pathological processes, and there is no evidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia transforming into advanced adenocarcinoma at present. However, prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer can exist at the same time. Don't think that there will be no cancer if there is benign prostatic hyperplasia. A small proportion of prostate cancer (about 10%) will occur in the prostate transitional zone. Therefore, sometimes prostate cancer can also be found in the specimen after prostate hyperplasia surgery. Therefore, the symptoms of abnormal urination in elderly men should not be taken for granted that it must be prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer should be excluded by the urological examination in a regular hospital.
Prostatitis is associated with prostate cancer
At present, most of the patients treated in hospitals in China are advanced prostate cancer. The reason is that there is no regular prostate specific antigen test, and the early prostate cancer has no obvious symptoms. When the tumor spreads to cause swelling of the prostate, frequent urination will occur, especially in the evening. Symptoms such as pain during urination and difficulty in stopping urination are often common symptoms of prostatitis, which are easy to be confused. Failure to check in time delays the best treatment opportunity.
Generally, prostatitis belongs to the category of inflammation and has no direct relationship with prostate cancer. Prostatitis is more common in young and middle-aged men, while prostate cancer is more common in elderly men. Prostatitis can be accompanied by fever and burning pain in urination during acute attack, and can also cause a temporary increase in serum prostate specific antigen value. However, these inflammatory symptoms usually subside quickly after anti-inflammatory treatment, and prostate specific antigen can also rapidly drop to normal level in a short time. However, many inducements leading to prostatitis, such as drinking and spicy diet, are not conducive to the prevention of prostate cancer. Therefore, it is very beneficial to keep the prostate healthy by giving up these bad habits and eating habits.
Tips
Many dietary factors can increase the risk of prostate cancer. Several studies have shown that a high-fat diet can stimulate the growth of prostate cancer. While fruits and vegetables and low-fat diet can help reduce the risk of prostate cancer, including soybeans (tofu and soymilk), tomatoes, pomegranates, green tea, red grapes, strawberries, blueberries, peas, watermelon, rosemary, garlic and citrus.
Lycopene is a carotene (a substance that makes plants produce orange, red and yellow), which can also reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The content of lycopene in tomatoes is high, but only eating cooked tomatoes, such as Stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs eggs, can reduce the risk of prostate cancer, while tomato juice is not conducive to reducing the risk of prostate cancer. Watermelon, pink grapefruit, papaya and apricot also contain more lycopene, which can be absorbed by human body without heating.