Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Prostate Cancer Symptoms - Markers Prompting a Check-Up

By Joseph Coler


Prostate cancer is yet another type of cancer that basically makes men prone to contracting it generally because it is a form of malignant tumor developing in the prostate gland of their reproductive system. It is already a general knowledge how there is particularly no 'sole' cure for any kind of cancer, so a cancer patient does not have any choice but to rely on concurrent treatments.

There are a few prostate cancer symptoms that men should know about before their body eventually gives up to this specific form of cancer, and they should serve as helpful indicators since this disease displays no signs and symptoms during its early stages. It is quite important that men and even boys are informed of the following prostate cancer symptoms, especially if they do not undergo a yearly digital rectal examination (DRE) or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.

1. Hematospermia
Hematospermia means blood in the semen. While it is said to be common to sexually-active men, it is never normal when it is already persistent and is accompanied by pain.

2. Difficulty Urinating
Meaning pain during urination, dysuria becomes one of the most evident prostate cancer symptoms as a tumor in the prostate may put pressure on the urethra, which particularly passes through the prostate gland.

The following are also prostate cancer symptoms that are related to the excretory system: frequent urination at night (nocturia), bloody urine (hematuria), difficulty at the start and at the middle of urination and increased frequency in peeing.

3. Struggling During Sexual Contact
The anatomical position of one's prostate gland and testes, the reproductive organ of a male, may cause inevitable erectile dysfunction as well as painful ejaculation.

4. Bone Pain
Lastly, one might know that he is already experiencing a more severe stage in prostate cancer when he already suffers from bone pain. This is due to the fact that this type of malignant tumor spreads to other body parts, most especially the lymph nodes and bones.




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