Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer

During the early stages of prostate cancer, there are usually no distinct symptoms. At the early stages, most men normally discover they have prostate cancer after a routine check-up or blood test. 

Some noticeable symptoms include one or more of the following:

•         The patient urinates more often, especially at night
•         Patient may find it hard to start urinating or keep urinating once he or she has started
•         In the urine, blood may be observed
•         During urination and ejaculation (less common), pain may be expected
•         Achieving or maintaining an erection may not be easy (less common).

   The following symptoms could also occurred at the later stages of prostate cancer: 

• Bone pain, often occurred in the pelvis, ribs, or spine (vertebrae),
• Pain could be felt at the proximal part of the femur 
• If cancer has spread to the spine and compressed the spinal cord, it will cause leg weakness, urinary incontinence, as well as fecal(faeces) incontinence. (Incontinence means a lack of control) 

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