How to Tell if It’s Prostate Cancer
If you’re a Rhode Island senior who is experiencing urinary difficulty or sexual dysfunction, the last thing you want to do is talk about it with anyone, and you might feel you can write it off, attributing it to the normal process of aging. If you’re exhibiting the following signs or symptoms, it could be prostate cancer, and if you don’t talk to your doctor, the results could be fatal, because often symptoms of the disease do not appear until the later stages:
1. Frequent urination – prostate cancer can be signified by a frequent need to urinate, especially at night
2. Difficulty urinating – despite the feeling of needing to urinate often, seniors might have problems starting to urinate, or even sometimes with holding back urine
3. Weak urination – when urinating, seniors may find that the flow of urine is interrupted or weak
4. Burning urination – when urinating, seniors may feel a burning sensation
5. Sexual dysfunction – seniors with prostate cancer may find it difficult to attain or maintain an erection, and may find that ejaculation can be extremely painful
6. Blood – blood might appear in urine or semen
7. Stiffness in body – seniors may feel pain or stiffness in their lower back, hips of upper thighs
Via: Prostate Cancer Foundation
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