If you pee good, why should you worry about prostate cancer?

Question

and why would they need to do that finger wave to check for it if you can pee a nice stream?

Answer 1

Problem in urination is one of the Symptoms of Prostate cancer, but it is not necessary that this symptom should be there. Without urinary symptoms also the cancer of Prostate can be prevalent and develop. One of the bad thing with any Cancer is that it comes without any indication what so ever. So in your pee is good and ok it is not certain there is no cancer. You have to watch out other symptoms.

Symptoms
Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms. Often it is diagnosed during the workup for an elevated PSA noticed during a routine checkup. Sometimes, however, prostate cancer does cause symptoms, often similar to those of diseases such as benign prostatic hypertrophy. These include frequent urination, increased urination at night, difficulty starting and maintaining a steady stream of urine, blood in the urine, and painful urination. Prostate cancer may also cause problems with sexual function, such as difficulty achieving erection or painful ejaculation.There also may be unexplained pain in the lower abdomen and/or pelvis.

Advanced prostate cancer may cause additional symptoms as the disease spreads to other parts of the body. The most common symptom is bone pain, often in the vertebrae (bones of the spine), pelvis or ribs, from cancer which has spread to these bones. Prostate cancer in the spine can also compress the spinal cord, causing leg weakness and urinary and fecal incontinence.-

Answer 2

Good question, but that is only one symptom. Last year hubby had a normal yearly physical. He began having some trouble with urination about 6 weeks ago. Got a digital exam and PSA. The result is advanced prostate cancer. Just that quickly. He starts radiation next week.

Answer 3

In the earliest stages, you can still pee pretty well. The finger thing is to check to see if the prostate is enlarged and if you're over 50, it's very important to get that checked because if you do get it, you want it taken care of at the earliest stages. And, it will start to cause an interruption in your pee.

Answer 4

Because difficulty urinating is only one symptom. You might not experience this symptom until the tumor has grown too large to do anything. As much as it sucks, you should def go for a prostate check up every six months, just to be safe.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I wouldn't worry about it. I have a female doctor and I enjoy getting mine checked.

Coach

Answer 7

its not the starting its the stopping

can you turn it on and off at will -- then you are good

Answer 8

all men will get proatate cancer if they dont die of something else first