4 types of cancer in men that are highly curable

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Le Van Quang - Director of K Hospital (Hanoi), some types of cancer have a cure rate exceeding 90% if detected early and treated promptly, such as: Thyroid cancer,cancerProstate cancer, colon cancer... In fact, many patients who came to K Hospital for treatment have been stable for 10, 20, 30 years...

Prostate cancer

This is a common cancer in men, second only to lung cancer in terms of incidence. In 2020, nearly 6,300 Vietnamese men were diagnosed with this disease, with more than 2,620 deaths.

MSc. Dr. Le Cong Dinh - Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology on demand, Hanoi Oncology Hospital, said that prostate cancer has a good prognosis compared to other types of cancer in men. The 5-year survival rate in the non-metastatic stage is nearly 100% and in the metastatic stage is 31%.

Most prostate cancers grow slowly and do not cause significant health problems. However, when they metastasize, treatment becomes more difficult.

The early stages of the disease are often discovered by chance through a general health check-up or early detection screening program. In advanced stages, with metastasis, patients may have difficulty urinating, frequent urination, and blood in the urine. When bone metastases occur, patients often have bone pain, spinal pain, etc.

A doctor explains ultrasound results to a patient with prostate disease. Photo: BVCC

Testicular cancer

The disease affects men a lot but the prognosis is good if detected early and treated promptly. More than 95% of patients live more than 5 years from the time of detection.

In the early stages, before metastasis, doctors can cure the disease by surgically removing one or both testicles with tumors. If one side is removed, there are still enough hormones to maintain sexual desire and the ability to have children.

If metastasized, surgery must be combined with radiotherapy, chemotherapy... Normally, when metastasized, the 5-year survival rate drops to 73%.

Signs of testicular cancer: Painless lump or swelling in one of the two testicles; feeling of heaviness in the scrotum, dull pain in the lower abdomen or groin, accumulation of fluid in the scrotum. In the late stages, the patient may have lower back pain, difficulty breathing, chest pain, bloody sputum...

Colon cancer

Vietnam recorded nearly 16,000 new cases and more than 8,200 deaths from this disease in 2020. The disease can be cured in over 90% of cases if detected and treated early, with many patients living healthy lives for more than 20 years after detection.

Stage 0 and stage 1 are considered very early stages of the disease and have a high cure rate. After surgery, 94% of patients will survive after 5 years.

Stage 2: 24% of people with colon cancer are diagnosed at this stage. Depending on various factors, after surgery, 82% of people can live more than 5 years.

Danger signs of colon cancer.

Stage 3: 23% of people are diagnosed at this stage. Prognosis depends on the number of lymph nodes containing cancer cells. After surgery, 67% of patients will live at least 5 years.

Stage 4: 9% of people with colon cancer have spread to other organs by the time of diagnosis. Only 11% of people will live at least 5 years. If the cancer has spread to the liver and areas within the liver that can be removed with surgery, according to some studies, the 5-year survival rate is about 25-40%.

Thyroid cancer

This is a common disease of the head, face, and neck in both men and women. The rate of patients surviving 5 years after early diagnosis is nearly 100%.

The most common type of thyroid cancer is papillary, which grows slowly. Even if the tumor is large and has spread to nearby tissues, doctors can still treat it, possibly curing it by removing the thyroid gland. These are factors that increase the chance of recovery.

After thyroid surgery, patients will take medication to replace the role of thyroid hormones, reducing TSH levels to maintain long-term disease stability./.