Benign and malignant prostatic diseases

The risk of prostatic diseases and disorders increases with age. Symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia is often treated with transurethral resection of the prostate. Antibiotic therapy is generally effective in bacterial prostatitis, but both chronic bacterial prostatitis with recurrent urinary tract infection and nonbacterial prostatitis remain difficult to treat. Early diagnosis of prostate cancer improves survival. Therapeutic options include surgery, radiotherapy and hormone therapy.