kidney and urinary tract disorders
Prostate Cancer
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms until it reaches an advanced stage. Sometimes, symptoms similar to those of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (BPH) develop, including difficulty urinating and a need to urinate frequently or urgently. However, these symptoms do not develop until after the cancer grows large enough to compress the urethra and partially block the flow of urine. Later, prostate cancer may cause bloody urine or a sudden inability to urinate. In some men, symptoms of prostate cancer develop only after it spreads (metastasizes). The areas most often affected by cancer spread are bones (typically the pelvis, ribs, or vertebrae). Bone metastasis tends to be painful and may weaken a bone enough for it to easily fracture. Spread to the bones of the spine (vertebrae) affects the spinal cord and can cause pain, numbness, weakness, or Urinary Incontinence in Adults . After the cancer spreads, Many men with prostate cancer die of other causes without ever knowing that they had the cancer. Some prostate cancers grow so slowly that they may not require treatment. Others are aggressive and grow and spread quickly. Doctors cannot always tell which prostate cancers will be aggressive. 