Prostate cancer awareness survey of 1,000 men over 50 in Korea
“PSA test required once a year for early detection for men over 50 years old”
It was revealed that 8 out of 10 Korean men over 50 years of age, who are at high risk for prostate cancer, do not know the exact screening cycle for early detection of prostate cancer.
The Korean Urological Foundation and the Korean Society of Urologic Oncology announced on the 10th the results of a prostate cancer awareness survey conducted in the form of an OX quiz on 1,000 men in their 50s or older in Korea from August 8th to 9th.
The prostate cancer awareness survey was conducted as part of the ‘Blue Ribbon Campaign’ to raise public awareness of prostate cancer and consisted of 19 questions in 4 parts: ▲Causes and occurrence of prostate cancer ▲Symptoms of prostate cancer ▲Diagnosis of prostate cancer ▲Treatment and prognosis of prostate cancer.
The survey results showed that understanding of early prostate cancer screening methods and cycles was particularly low. The Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test, a representative prostate cancer screening test, is a test that determines the blood PSA level through a simple blood test. However, 71.9% of respondents mistook the PSA test for a urine test.
Although the PSA test is not a test to confirm prostate cancer, 69.0% of respondents misunderstood it as a confirmatory test, indicating that awareness needs to be improved.
About 8 out of 10 respondents (79.7%) did not know the exact examination cycle for early detection of prostate cancer. The earlier prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated, the higher the survival rate. According to the national cancer registration statistics announced last year, the 5-year relative survival rate for all prostate cancers was high at 96.0%, but if the cancer has spread beyond the prostate and has metastasized, the 5-year relative survival rate drops significantly to about 48.8%. This is why men over 50 years of age should undergo regular PSA tests every year to screen for prostate cancer.
69.0% of respondents misunderstood the cause of prostate cancer as a ‘disease caused by neglected benign prostatic hyperplasia’. In addition, although prostate cancer rarely shows symptoms in the early stages and is often discovered during health checkups, 88.9% of respondents misunderstood the early symptoms of prostate cancer as ‘urinary problems’.
Urinary problems such as difficulty urinating, frequent urination, nocturia, weak urination, and hematuria, which are easily mistaken as early symptoms of prostate cancer, appear when the cancer has progressed considerably. Therefore, even if there are no symptoms, men over the age of 50 should receive regular PSA tests for early detection.
Kim Sun-il, the president of the Korean Society of Urologic Oncology (Department of Urology, Ajou University Hospital), said, “Because prostate cancer has no noticeable symptoms in the early stages, the diagnosis is often delayed.” He added, “If prostate cancer metastasizes to other organs, it is difficult to treat and the survival rate drops significantly to more than half, so men in their 50s or older should regularly get a PSA test once a year at a nearby urology department, even if they have no symptoms.”
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2024-09-10 02:12:32