WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF PROSTATE CANCER?
Most of the time, prostate cancer does not initially cause symptoms. By the time symptoms do occur, the disease may have spread beyond the prostate. Symptoms of prostate cancer may include the following: • Urinary problems: • Not being able to urinate. • Having a hard time starting or stopping the flow of urine. • Needing to urinate often, especially at night. • Weak flow of urine. • Urine flow that starts and stops. • Pain or burning during urination. • Difficulty having an erection. • Blood in the urine or semen. • Frequent pain in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs. Although these symptoms can be symptoms of cancer, they are much more likely to be caused by noncancerous conditions. It is important to check with a doctor. • What other prostate conditions can cause symptoms like these? As men get older, their prostate may grow bigger and block the flow of urine or interfere with sexual function. This common condition, called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is not cancer, but it
A. The main symptoms are: difficulty passing urine, inability to urinate, passing urine often (particularly at night), weak or interrupted urine flow, pain when urinating, blood in the urine and pain in the lower back, hips and upper thighs. However, all of these symptoms can also be caused by other conditions such as benign prostate enlargement. Men with any of these symptoms should consult their doctor.
If you have early prostate cancer (the cancer has not grown much or spread to other parts of your body), then you probably won’t have any symptoms. In fact, most men with prostate cancer do not have symptoms because their cancer has been found at a very early stage by a PSA test A test which measures the amount of a substance called prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in the blood. The male prostate gland produces PSA to keep semen in a liquid state. When cancer is present, more PSA seeps from the prostate into the blood. The test result will show the level of PSA in a measurement of nanograms (ng) per millilitre (ml) of blood. If your levels of PSA are between 4 ng/ml and 10 ng/ml, you have a 20 percent to 50 percent chance of having cancer. If your PSA levels are above 10 ng/ml, it is highly likely that you have cancer. If you do have cancer, then the higher your level of PSA, the larger your tumour and the more likely it is to have spread. PSA test or an digital rectal exam The digit
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