5 early signs of prostate cancer

• The signs of prostate cancer can be subtle.
• They can go from trouble to urinate to ejaculation difficulty.
• A prostate specific antigen test (PSA) can tell you if you could have prostate cancer.

Although prostate cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer on the market, it is much easier to treat in the early stages. It is difficult to find it at the very beginning, however, if you do not feel any particular sign of its appearance. That being said, there are subtle changes in your body that you may notice overall if you pay close attention.

If you notice any of the following early signs, Dr. Bruce Sloane, a practicing physician in urology in Philadelphia, said that a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test was the only indicator sure of the early stages of prostate cancer.

According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, when a problem occurs in the prostate, more PSA is released and larger amounts of PSA can be detected in the bloodstream. Dr. Sloane suggests to men over 60 to have their PSA levels checked.

Here are five early signs of prostate cancer.

The difficulty of peeing is an early sign of prostate cancer.

According to Dr. Sloane, one of the first signs of prostate cancer is the difficulty in peeing.

"It can range from pain during urination, frequent urination, or loss of bladder control. This can even become as extreme as seeing blood in your urine or seeing a lower flow by peeing than usual, "said Dr. Sloane at the INSIDE.

You may have trouble ejaculating.

As Dr. Sloane noted above, one of the main symptoms of prostate cancer is the search for an abnormally low flow.

Notably, your ejaculatory flow can also be subject to this too. If you notice that you do not ejaculate as much as you usually do, or even that it is more painful when you do it, this could be something to explore with your doctor because he has often been badociated in the early stages of prostate cancer, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

People can have back pain and other parts of their body.

ProstateCancer.net identifies pain in the hips, back, chest, groin or other areas of the human body as one of the symptoms of cancer. prostate. Dr. Sloane also noted that pelvic pain could also be badociated with the diagnosis.

These symptoms can, however, be badociated with a multitude of problems. Talk to your doctor to find out what is the source of the pain.

Erectile dysfunction with a rapid onset could indicate a problem.

Erectile dysfunction has been linked to prostate cancer. The key here is to note how fast this happens.

In an article on VeryWell Health, Dr. Matthew Schmitz noted that while older men naturally start fighting erectile dysfunction, it is a problem that is growing rapidly, but that could to be a source of worry for prostate cancer.

Weight loss is often badociated with cancer, including prostate cancer.

If, suddenly, you lose weight quickly and unintentionally, something is wrong in your body.

Rapid and unintentional weight loss can be a symptom of many other types of diseases, but if you are a member of the population at risk for prostate cancer (traditionally men over 60), Dr. Sloane suggests having your prostate checked could be dangerous and cancer-related.

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