Do
you have Prostate Cancer?
Often,
early stages of prostate cancer do not cause symptoms. In fact, in many
of today's studies all the men have no symptoms, but their prostate
cancer was detected by an elevated PSA test combined with a biopsy.
But, in some cases, men with prostate cancer may experience any of these problems:
- 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. If
you have prostatitis, or BPH, which is benign prostatic hyperplasia,
also known as prostate enlargement, you may have an elevated PSA. You
may also have increased odds of having prostate cancer.
You should speak with your doctor immediately if you
have experienced any of the above symptoms or if you are
a man over 50 who has not had recent prostate cancer
screening. If you have a family history of prostate
cancer or are an African-American male, you should consider screening
at age 45.

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