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Janis Auzins, who has had prostate cancer for almost ten years, is in a great mood and takes life’s challenges seriously. “As a public secret, I have prostate cancer.
But in 11 years of illness, only minor problems remained of the big problem. So I want to urge men not to be afraid and not to delay if they feel something unusual. When I was diagnosed, I started to feel something that I hadn’t felt before, like an uncomfortable sensation in my crotch.
I will say it in a direct light: the color of the sperm changed, after sex, there was an unpleasant sensation. I was not paying attention – said Auzins. – Today, on the occasion of Father’s Day, I want to address a female audience. If your husband is restless, asleep, goes to the bathroom several times a night, take him by the hand and take him to the doctor ”.
According to J. Auzins, you need to befriend cancer. “Because he lives at my expense, if I myself die, how will he live then? The longer he lives, the better for him, ”laughs Janis Auzins.
J. Auzins has no doubt that he was lucky: he entered the National Cancer Institute, where he met excellent professionals in his field. Very grateful to the head of the Department of Radiotherapy Oncology dr. Arvydas Burneckis is now pleased to visit urologist Saulius Žilis at the Consultative Polyclinic.
“I am married for the second time, I live a full life, I raise bees and I do not refuse to talk about this problem in public, because after passing the path of the patient I want to encourage men,” said J. Auzins, who spreads his positivity .
Although doctors constantly talk about disease prevention, they often tend to take it by hand – we don’t seem to hear anything new.
But both prostate cancer and other diseases will not disappear from our lives. Still, some people tend to ignore health problems. This is especially true for men, who often do not “hurt anything” and tend to be silent about their loved ones. After all, it’s supposed to be a sign of weakness … But sometimes it’s too late.
“When we lose our parents, we regret not being able to communicate with them enough to gain experience in life. It hurts even more if we lose them early. I lost my father when I was still a student.
He died at the age of 49. There are many like me, my parents, who lost early. We traditionally meet at the National Cancer Institute each year to wish our fathers health and a long life, remind their families about early check-ups, and thank the doctors who take care of our men in the most difficult minutes, ”says Paulius. Rakštys, President of Cancer Patient Assistance (POLA).
Prostate cancer continues to be a serious problem in our society, not only in the history of individuals, but also in statistics. “According to the latest data from the 2015 Cancer Registry, almost 3,000 new cases of prostate cancer were detected in Lithuania, which represents a third of all cancer diseases diagnosed in men. 2015 more than 500 men have died from this cancer and it is the second most common cause of death in men.
Although the number of new cases is high, the disease is well controlled in our country. The 5-year relative survival rate for prostate cancer in Lithuania is 97.2%. Checking your risk for prostate cancer is not difficult, you just need to have regular PSA tests for prostate specific antigen. 50-69 Men (and if the father had prostate cancer in the family, the brother from the age of 45) can take this test for free once every 2 years.
Congratulating our parents, let us remind them of these tests and give them the joy of knowing that the disease is not threatening ”, says prof. Sonata Jarmalaitė.
Prostate cancer prevention is also important because the patient does not show any symptoms in the early stages of the disease. Therefore, a man who does not visit a doctor may not even know that he is sick.
“Prostate cancer is also called ‘silent’ because the symptoms of this early-stage disease are not felt. With the launch of a prostate cancer early diagnosis program, detection of this disease has improved significantly.
However, when evaluating the various information on the number of prostate biopsies performed and the number of primary care patients, it can be concluded that the volume of prostate cancer diagnosis decreased by almost half during this pandemic period.
And the decline was due to the suspension of the Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis Program and visits to general practitioners during the pandemic. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of abandoned prostate cancers (that is, when the disease has already metastasized) with clear symptoms.
Diagnosis has deteriorated significantly due to the greater difficulty in the availability of services provided by the primary care chain, due to the non-execution of early detection programs, ”said Dr. On. Albert Ulys.
The Cancer Patients Association (POLA) notes that the incidence of prostate cancer is getting younger. At an early stage, the disease has no specific symptoms. But it is after early-stage cancer is diagnosed that treatment is most effective. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that a PSA test be administered to anyone over the age of 45. at the age of 50 and at the age of 50. – 2 times a year.
