ABSTRACT
Prostate cancer [PCa] is one of the leading cancers in older males. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics of prostate cancer and rate of detection of prostate cancer by DRE [digital rectal exam] in patients presenting to a tertiary care private sector hospital in Islamabad, and determine the awareness about PCa in these patients. There were 226 patients who presented from December 2009 to December 2015 having mean age of 68.63 +/-8.76 years and median Prostate Specific Antigen [PSA] value of 19.12 ng/mL [IQR=35.8]. Median prostatic volume was 49 [IQR=22] gram/cc in the subjects. DRE was abnormal in 164 [72.56%] patients and normal in 62 [27.43%] patients only. Majority of patients presented relatively late, which may be due to lack of screening programme or public awareness