Cancer Killerz

If you are a man over 65 and believe you have prostate cancer this is the perfect article for you. Here is some basic information on this cancer, some of the symptoms of it, and how it is treated.

What is prostate cancer? It is when the cells in a man’s prostate gland grow abnormally. It is most commonly found in men over 65 and takes some time to grow. In fact, it will take some years before the prostate grows large enough to cause any serious problems. The majority of all cases are found before the cancer spreads so they are treatable and only a small amount of men actually die from it.

That is some basic information on cancer in the prostate, but what are some of the symptoms you should look for? There are usually no symptoms seen at the early stages of this form of cancer but rather men find out they have it during a regular medical check up.

The best way to find out if you have prostate cancer is to get a regular medical check up each year but if you have any of the following symptoms you should go to a doctor immediately. If you are unable to start your urine stream or the urine stream is weaker than normal, you either cannot urinate or you are urinating more than usual, there is blood in your urine, you have pain or burning while urinating, or you feel like your bladder is still not emptied after urinating, you should go to a doctor.

If you have any of those symptoms you should not worry, this form of cancer is treatable. Depending on the kind of cancer cells you have, your age and general health, how far the cancer cells have spread, and your preferences, there are different ways to be treated. You and your doctor can choose from radiation, hormone therapy, surgery, or a combination of them. If you are 70 or older and the cancer has not spread you may not have to do any of the treatments, you may just have to wait and watch.

Now if you have been treated for prostate cancer how can you expect the treatment to affect your life? The most common problems after surgery and radiation treatments are urinary incontinence, or not being able to control urination, or impotence, or not being able to have an erection.

This is just some of the basic information on prostate cancer, some of the symptoms of this cancer, and how the cancer is treated.