{"id":6280,"date":"2019-11-05T19:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkioc.com.hk\/?page_id=6280"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:24:18","slug":"prostate-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkioc.com.hk\/en\/cancer-types\/prostate-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Causes, Screening & Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prostate Cancer Overview<\/a><\/div>\n
Signs and Symptoms<\/a><\/div>\n
Causes
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Signs and Symptoms
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Screen and Diagnosis<\/a><\/div>\n
Treatment <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Risk factor
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Prevention
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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column el_id=”section-F”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Prostate Cancer Overview” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%235e3327|line_height:1.8″ google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#ffa800″ css=”.vc_custom_1627716587364{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” el_class=”separator-margin”][vc_column_text]Prostate cancer is the 3rd most common cancer in men in Hong Kong. In 2016 alone, there were 1,912 new cases diagnosed and 410 fatalities reported from this condition. In China, the annual incidence of prostate cancer is as high as 50,000.<\/p>\n

Your chances of developing prostate cancer increases with age. In fact, more than a third of men over the age of 50 have some quantity of cancer cells in their prostate. Cancer cells can be found in the prostates of most men who are over the age of 80.<\/p>\n

As the life expectancy of the general population increases, the prevalence of prostate cancer is also expected to rise proportionally.<\/p>\n

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The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. It is a small gland about the size of a walnut.The prostate lies between the penis and bladder, surrounding the urethra. Its function is to produce a thick clear fluid that mixes with sperm to form semen. The prostate is regulated by the hormone testosterone.<\/p>\n

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With increasing age, the prostate gland often enlarges due to a non-cancerous condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, when abnormal and malignant cells begin to form in the prostate, prostate cancer will develop.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_id=”section-B”][vc_single_image image=”6286″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1572953014689{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Signs and Symptoms” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30|text_align:center|color:%235e3327|line_height:1.8″ google_fonts=”font_family:Noto%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ el_width=”10″ accent_color=”#ffa800″ css=”.vc_custom_1627191019692{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The symptoms of early stage prostate cancer can be difficult to distinguish from a very common condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia:<\/p>\n

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