The Deadly Cancer No One Talks About

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Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

As we mentioned, most men who develop cancer of the prostate show few, if any, symptoms for years as it progresses quiet slowly. However, like most cancers, the earlier you find it, the easier it is to treat. As this cancer progresses, you will often find one or more of the following symptoms:

Urinary Problems – Generally, most men complain about a difficulty with urination. They find that they have an urge to go, but can’t, or they find that the stream is not as strong as it used to be. Some men find they must “force” themselves to urinate or that urination is painful. Sometimes there is blood in the urine. Other men find the opposite; they experience incontinence.
Pain or Discomfort – Pain in the lower half of the body is common, most often occurring the legs, hips, or lower back. Many men experience a type of discomfort in the pelvis area when sitting in certain positions or when sitting for prolonged periods of time. Other men state they just have a general feeling of pain or discomfort in the lower part of the body in general but they can’t determine an exact location. This is due to the enlargement of the prostate.
Erectile Dysfunction – Although this sometimes has to do with other issues, many times erectile dysfunction, the inability to get an erection or maintain an erection long enough to have sex is often a sign of an enlarged prostate or prostate cancer.
Semen – Sometimes the semen has a strange appearance, usually a strange color, most likely resulting from blood.

Although 2/3^rd’s of men say that they had no warnings signs at all, one third of them had at least one or more of the above symptoms.

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