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Symptoms of Cancer of the prostate

Men with early prostate cancer may have no symptoms at all. Any enlargement of the prostate (cancerous or benign) can cause problems with passing urine. This is because the urine tube (urethra) passes from the bladder to the penis through the prostate, and when the prostate becomes enlarged it may obstruct the urine tube. These problems include:

• passing urine more frequently,
• waking from sleep to pass urine,
• having to rush to the toilet urgently for fear of an accident,
• weak stream with difficulty starting and stopping, and
• dribbling of urine after going to the toilet.

It is important to note that most men with these symptoms do not have prostate cancer.

Benign (non-cancerous) enlargement of the prostate gland is very common affecting over half of all men over the age of 60; this is called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. Less common symptoms of prostate cancer include:

• blood in the urine or semen (rare)
• pain in the prostate (felt deep in the pelvis between the penis and back passage), and
• hip, back or leg pain (due to the spread of cancer to bones).

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