1Family Medicine Specialist, Baghdad Al Karkh Health Directorate, Iraq
2Assistant Professor, Al-Mustansiriyah University, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Baghdad, Iraq
Prostate cancer is one of the commonest men cancers in the world, about 1600000 newly diagnosed cases yearly worldwide and 366000 men died every year around the world because of this disease. Seventy seven histopathologically diagnosed prostate cancer patients were interviewed in the urology department of Alyarmook Teaching Hospital in baghdad/Iraq during 6 months period (from 1st June 2018 to1st December 2018) and direct questions were asked about age, symptoms at time of presentation and family history for each patient. A total of 77 patients with prostate cancer were included in this study, their ages ranged from 51–90 years with a mean age of (70.6 years ± 7.3 SD.). The biggest age group 39 patients (50.6%) were extending in the age from 71–80 years. Positive family history of prostate cancer in first degree relatives was noted in 10 patients (12.9%) of the cases Most patients with positive family history had their fathers affected 7 patients (70%) while 3 patients (30%) had their brothers affected. The most common presenting clinical symptom in our patients was dysurea in 41(53.2%) patients followed by urine retention in 36 (46.8%) patients
Prostate cancer, age, family history, symptoms, screening
