Editing Patient Pathways: Prostate Cancer (section)

= Prostate cancer =

Prostate cancer is a malignant (malignant) tumor originating from prostate cells. A prostate tumor usually grows slowly and remains on the prostate for many years. During this time, the tumor produces few or no symptoms and/or external signs (abnormalities detected by physical examination).

As prostate cancer progresses in its growth, the possibility of its spreading beyond the prostate into the surrounding tissues (local spread) increases. In addition, cancer can also spread to distant organs and organ systems, which is called metastasis or the formation of grafts. The most common sites of prostate cancer metastases are bones, lungs and liver. The symptoms and signs of prostate cancer are actually more related to the spread of the disease to distant organs than to the localized disease in the prostate itself. treatment.

On February 1, 2024, the implementation of the Special Program for Screening and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer in Croatia began. The program is aimed at men aged 55 to 69 who have never suffered from prostate cancer and who have not had a PSA test (prostate specific antigen) in the last 12 months. This program will be carried out on the territory of the City of Zagreb, and the Health Centers of the City of Zagreb, KBC Zagreb and KBC Sestre milosrdnice participate in the implementation.

The goal of the Special Program is to conduct prostate cancer screening among 10,000 men at an age in which the incidence of prostate cancer is relatively high. Men from the target population will be invited by family doctors to a free PSA test and, in case of need, and according to the given guidelines, to free further tests.

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