Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Symptoms of Prostate Cancer - What Are They?

By Marisa Burn

In the early stages in most cases, symptoms of prostate cancer are normally not easy to detect.Yet early detection is important for effective cure and treatment.

Urinary problems are usually the earliest signs to present themselves. These in themselves may be misleading as they are the same for both non-cancerous and cancerous tumors.

Benign tumors are easy to treat if they are the cause for the urinary difficulties. The doctor will do this in order to verify the case for malignant cells.

Symptoms of prostate cancer include:

-- Frequency of urination especially at night

-- incontinence and starting urination with difficulty

-- painful or burning sensation in urination

-- weakened flow of urine

-- blood in the urine

-- impotence

-- painful ejaculation

-- swelling in the legs and discomfort in the hips

-- lower back pain with stiffness

-- loss of weight

The doctor will be able to advice on the patient's condition.

Symptoms of prostate cancer need early detection to allow for checking the spread of the disease and what treatment is needed. Why not get tested today. - 16955

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