Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow and form a tumor (abnormal growth) malignant. It is the most common cancer in men. One in four men 50 years of age have prostate cancer cells. This increases to 80 years where one of every 2 men have them. Not known to cause prostate cancer but some factors such as race and diet may be involved.
Prostate cancer often grows slowly and has no symptoms. When the show may be the same symptoms of urinary obstruction, which can also be caused by other illnesses (see prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH]):
* Need suddenly (suddenly with little warning) to urinate
* Increase in frequency (number of times) than urine, especially at night
* Difficulty starting urination
* Pain or burning during urination (expulsion of urine)
* Weak stream and thinner, and terminal dribbling
* Urine flow is interrupted
* Blood in urine
* Painful ejaculation
* Bloody urine
* Pain in the back, hips or upper thighs
* Weight loss
The specialist who is dedicated to see the problems of the prostate is the urologist. When the urologist suspected urinary obstruction problem, do a rectal examination is to introduce the gloved index finger with a lubricant for the rectum for abnormal areas and assess the consistency of the prostate. An enlarged prostate, are distorted or hard data that suggest cancer.