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Q: What are the symptoms I would have if I had prostate cancer?
A: From the Prostate Cancer Foundation website:
A need to urinate frequently, especially at night;
Difficulty starting urination or holding back urine;
Weak or interrupted flow of urine;
Painful or burning urination;
Difficulty in having an erection;
Painful ejaculation;
Blood in urine or semen; or
Frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs.
Q: symptoms of prostate cancer?
A: Prostate cancer usually doesn't produce any noticeable symptoms in its early stages, so many cases of prostate cancer aren't detected until the cancer has spread beyond the prostate. For most men, prostate cancer is first detected during a routine screening such as a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test or a digital rectal exam (DRE).
When signs and symptoms do occur, they depend on how advanced the cancer is and how far the cancer has spread.
Early signs and symptoms of prostate cancer can include urinary problems, caused when the prostate tumor presses on the bladder or on the tube that carries urine from the bladder (urethra). However, urinary symptoms are much more commonly caused by benign prostate problems, such as an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) or prostate infections. Less than 5 percent of cases of prostate cancer have urinary problems as the initial symptom. When urinary signs and symptoms do occur, they can include:
■Trouble urinating
■Starting and stopping while urinating
■Decreased force in the stream of urine
Cancer in your prostate or the area around the prostate can cause:
■Blood in your urine
■Blood in your semen
Prostate cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes in your pelvis may cause:
■Swelling in your legs
■Discomfort in the pelvic area
Advanced prostate cancer that has spread to your bones can cause:
■Bone pain that doesn't go away
■Bone fractures
■Compression of the spine
Q: does prostate cancer usually display several symptoms in the early stages of development?
A: Syptoms of prostate cancer include
increased frequency of urination
difficulty urinating
painful ejaculation
blood in urine or semen
painful urination
raised PSA, prostate specific antigen
there are no set timelines for symptoms to appear, some people may experience many of these sypmtoms while others may not. The risk of prostate cancer increases with age and peaks at around 50. If someone is experiencing any of these symptoms they should contact their GP. obviuosly raised PSA is not something you can tell but if you ask you GP he can takesome blood and perform a PSA test. This is the best indicator for prosate cancer
Q: does prostate cancer have any symptoms.?
A: Mensa man is right on when he says you have to get blood work done to check for cancer. Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) is the most common cause of painful or frequent urination, not cancer. Cancer can only be diagnosed by a rectal biopsy.
The other way to tell is to do a PSA count. You need to have this done and if the number is high they will do an ultrasound to rule out BPH and if it does not show BPH than they will do biopsy to rule out malignancy (cancer)
Prostate cancer is one of the rarer cancers so I would assume you most likely do not have it.
I would highly recommend if you are 50 to go to a "Urologist" and have him check out, particularly if you re having any problems as far as loss of apetite, weight loss, low grade fever etc.
Q: What conditions could cause urinary symptoms similar to enlarged prostate in men?
For years now, I've had many of the symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate. Difficulty starting, weak stream, getting up at night, and going frequently. I haven't experienced any pain associated with this. I recently had a prostate exam and also the blood test for prostate cancer, both of which were negative. My doctor gave me a prescription to knock out any possible bladder infection, but that didn't change anything. Is there any other condition that could cause these symptoms?
I'm a fit 33 year old, no immediate family history of prostate cancer. I drink about 16 oz of coffee in the morning, and then plenty of tea and water throughout the day. I excercise 5 evenings a week, and drink a moderate amount of water afterwards. I think this may explain the frequency but don't know about other symptoms.
A: I'm a nurse. Your muscles are weak in this area, this is the result. I wouldn't worry but try to drink fluids in moderation. This could also contribute to your problem. Tea and/coffee can make the muscles weak as well. I hope this helps you. Take care and all the best.
Q: Is there any symptoms if you have prostate cancer.?
A: It would depend on if the prostate itself is swollen and choking off the urethra (which is one of the same symptoms of benign prostate hypertrophy AKA BPH). Frequent urination or the sensation of needing to go but can't is quite common. In both cases, the person needs to see a urologist. He most likely will conduct a PSA test, the normal range for that test is 0-4. A digital exam will also help determine if there is any hardening of the prostate indicating a tumor. There is much more involved, however, if you are 50 or over, you should get a PSA test done once a year. My husband was fine last year then this year he had stage 3 prostate cancer that was discovered with the yearly test.
I wish you the best!
Q: what are the symptoms of prostate or anal cancer,?
Thanx 4 any answers
A: prostate wraps around urethra where pee comes out from ur bladder.
if u have cancer, prostate gets bigger, thus urethra gets smaller.
hence, difficulty starting stream of pee, dribbling, feeling of full bladder
even after u just "pee".
u get tested by doctor sticking finger up ur rectum
and palpating ur prostate.
as for anal cancer, difficulty pooping or blood in poop.
usually not discovered til late stage though.
Q: Prostate Symptoms: Small Aches here and there?
Off and on as far as I can remember I've gotten dull aches tightness around my prostate area followed by a feeling like I needed to urinate, like I had a little urine to still come out. This usually happens off and on for a coupel of days every so many months. Bladder doesnt hurt, stream is fine, no pain during urination or ejaculation. Could it be normal or Prostatitis, Prostate Cancer or....?
A: Could be any of them. Visit the Cancer Treatment Help site on Prostate Cancer and see their symptoms list there:
http://www.cancertreatmenthelp.org/types-of-cancer/prostate-cancer
Q: What does untreated prostate cancer actually do to your body?
Like, not symptoms, but the actual effect/s it has on you.
@ Delhi Surgeon...I'm a girl, and I do not have prostate cancer. I was just curious.
A: Well, eventually pretty much every cancer would follow phases something like this...
Localized tumor (prostate in this case)
Spreads to surrounding tissues
Spreads to lymph nodes
Lymph nodes carry microscopic cells thru the body
Cells create new cancer sites elsewhere in the body
Cancer eventually gets to vital organs and uses up so much energy itself that the patient becomes weak, frail and thin, eventually dies once a vital organ gives up.
Prostate is USUALLY very slow growing and normally takes a long time for it to become very serious. It's one of the most treatable cancers and very common as well.
ADD: Also if you notice the most terminal or critical cancers are those that start IN the vital organs...that means that the cancer is already in a major danger zone and makes it much more deadly.
I just survived cervical cancer, which the cervix is not a vital organ, I was very lucky I think because had it been somewhere vital I don't know how much harder treatment would've been but it was hard enough!
Q: What happens when you get prostate cancer?
What are the symptoms? And how is it treated?
A: symptoms are hard to pinpoint,
most common symptom is frequent urination, unsteady stream, and just aren't able to finish when you go. sometimes painful, even blood in urine.
most of the time it's detected by doing a prostate exam or a blood test for prostate specific antigen.
prostate cancer is a relatively slow progressing cancer, sometimes taking up to 5-10 years (depending on the specific kind of prostate cancer) before it starts to move to other parts of the body. Many men get this in their 60's and 70's, so they choose to not treat it at all. Many of those people take prostate cancer to the grave (they die of something else, probably Cardiovascular problems)
for treatment, they can remove the part of the prostate that has the cancer or simply take out the whole prostate. They can also give you hormone therapy to slow the progression of the cancer.
cancer treatments don't always succeed, so like i said ealier, the risk from surgery might be greater then the actual immediate risk from the cancer, so many men choose to not have treatment done.
Q: Does having a UTI (urinary tract infection) increase risk of prostate cancer?
Does it increase risk of prostate cancer, ever?
Also, please describe what the doctor does when you go in because of a UTI (describe the process)?
And, how do you know if a UTI has spread to the kidneys? What are the symptoms of that?
A: First - I'm not a doctor and I have feeling you should go see one if you haven't already. (sounds like you did and your are just nervous.)
Second - Urinary Tract Infection is a term that can mean any number of things. Bacterial infection, kidney issues, sexually transmitted infections, etc. So treatment will really depend upon what's going on. The good news is that bacteria is a common thing and it might turn out that all you need are some anti-biotics. You might have kidney issues if you pee blood. Once again: good news - these things are treatable with medicine!
Third - There are a million different cancer studies going on. The jury is still out on what does and what does not cause cancer. Prostate cancer is very treatable when it is caught early. Trust your doctor. And if you don't, go to another one that you do.
Q: I think i might have test/prostate cancer, im 14 years old?
Hi, i recently found 2 masses in my crotch aera, its not on the testicals but i am really worried if it is cancer. I need some suggestions before i go to the docter...its kinda embarressing. Its been about 2 months since i found it and its not getting any bigger. Its on the inside, botton of my penis. I dont have blood in my urine or any disconfort while urinateing. I checked some websites and it tells my prostate cancer is almost 100% treatable, but what about test cancer? Please tell me some symptoms of prostate/test cancer.
im really freaked out, please answer
A: I think it's unlikely that you have cancer but you should let a doctor tell you not to worry. Testicular cancer is VERY treatable. My brother had it 20 years ago and he is absolutely healthy now. He wasn't even sick very long. Go to the doctor, you're probably cancer free but you'll worry for nothing if you don't go.
P.S. It's not true that you have to be old to get testicular cancer. My brother was 30 and hello...has anyone else heard of a guy named Lance Armstrong? I still think you're probably healthy but you really should go to the doc.
Q: How do I know I have prostate cancer without getting molested?
lol jk but really i pee like every 10 minutes and sometimes i struggle to pee like i have to force it even if there is a lot of it? so are these any early symptoms of PC
A: a simple blood test can give you an answer but to be 1000% sure you might need to get molested