Men over 50 should be examined annually by a urologist and have a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
This will help prevent prostate cancer, said Igor Orlov, deputy chief physician for the medical unit of the St. Petersburg State Healthcare Institution St. Luke's Clinical Hospital.
The expert's statement is quoted by Channel Five .
How to recognize prostate cancer
As Orlov explained, symptoms such as difficulty urinating, pain, burning, blood in the urine, and an increase in temperature associated with a deterioration in the quality of urination may indicate prostate cancer.
The reasons may not only be in the prostate gland. These may be tumor lesions or urolithiasis, the doctor noted.
He urged people not to self-medicate and to undergo regular examinations by a urologist.
Orlov also recommended that men over 50 years of age have their blood tested for PSA every year.
This is the tumor marker that indicates a possible malignant process in the prostate gland, the expert said.
If a blood relative (father, uncle, grandfather) had prostate cancer, screening should be done starting at age 45.
The specialist reminded that all tests should be taken in the morning on an empty stomach.
In addition, several days before donating blood for PSA, you must avoid sexual intercourse and visiting a urologist/proctologist.
Constipation can also provoke a false increase in PSA, Orlov added.
