Prostate cancer is often treatable even when it has spread.
Currently the average life span of a man is 80 years old compare to hundreds year ago when it was 40 which mean as prostate cancer increases with age, there will be more men with this disease in the coming years.
It is estimated that it will double in 2020.
There are still wide spread of ignorance among men about the prostate gland and its existence.
Prostate is a small gland, the size of a walnut located at the base of your bladder and function solely to produce secretions to nourish the sperm.
This gland gradually enlarges during men adult life especially after the age of 50.
Given rise to the symptoms described as ‘old man’s prostate’.
The correct name for this condition is BPH (Benign Prostate Hypertrophy) caused by constant pressure on or obstruction of the bladder as your prostate enlarged.
Most of the resultant symptoms are similar to those of prostate cancer but completely unrelated condition.
The symptoms of prostate cancer are unique to individual person as the prostate cells begin to divide and spread.
The common symptoms of prostate cancer are:
* Passing water frequently day or night
* Poor stream or dribbling
* Wait for sometime to urinate
* Blood in urine
* Pain when urinate
* Back pain
* Impotence
Prostate cancer is a slow growing disease, it can take years before it reaches a size where symptoms occur and it is diagnosed.
No one knows exactly what causes prostate cancer, now there are readily available simple tests which able to detect the early stages of the disease and treatment can start early.
What you can do are:
* Understand what prostate cancer is
* Know where the prostate gland is located
* What it does
* What are the signs and symptoms?
Cure for prostate cancer depends on early detection and treatment.
Do not feel embarrassed to consult your doctor.
Posted by: Mo Salle
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