Over the last seven hours, I’ve had to use the restroom 7 times in order to urinate. Granted the fact that I drank five-six cans of juice, and three 16-oz. bottles of water, I’m still kinds nervous, considering I remember hearing about how constant urination can be possible symptoms of prosprostatecer or diabetes. btw, I’m 15. Thanks in advance.
It’s normal… I used the bathroom 13 times in 5 hours once… I drank so much that day.
On days I drink like 1 bottle of water a day I don’t use the bathroom at all. It’s actually better to urinate more then do it less.
I’m researching about prostate-health-issues. I Googled some very interesting info. about November being "Movember month."
Someone (way-up-the-line) is sponsoring some fund-raising initiative for the American Prostate foundation during November.
SO FAR, the info. I am collecting is making some connection with men’s mustaches and fund-raising for prostate cancer care.
I want to participate with my l-o-n-g ’stache!
(I thought that SEPTEMBER was National prostate awareness month; the time during which I had my P.S.A.-level checked.)
The [Direct-link] is www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
Thanks for any valuable input! :-})
What is "Movember-month" (how did that name arise?) and how can I get involved in it’s activities?
Movember is an annual month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The event was invented in 1999 by group of Australian males from Adelaide.
They raise tens of thousands of $ each year
http://www.movember.com/
my grandfather has just been diognosed with prostate cancer in his 70s and is about to go through a range of treatments. he has a pretty weak immune system. im really worried about him. Does anyone know of someone who had this or have any experience with this type of cancer? how aggressive is it?
There are two types of prostrate cancer!! The lesser type grows very slowly and takes years in the making!! With this type , a man will die of natural causes before it has an effect!! There are studies of autopsies that show that most men of that age or older have prostrates with the lesser type!!
The other type is detected by ultrasound scanning and show up as nodules!! Biopsies of the nodules will reveal is nature as being of the lesser type or pf that type that spreads and can kill relatively more quickly!!
The usual treatment is to give female hormones since it is the belief that testosterone and its’ derivatives are the cause or at least will make it grow quickly!!
Another treatment or part of the protocol is to put a "seed" of radiation in the prostrate to kill the cancer!! This has been known -as a side effect- to lead to leukemia-even if the docs. or the drug cos. don’t tell you!!!
His immune system being weakened does not help the situation!! That is a vital component to any cure and rehabilitation!!
You should search the various studies on DHEA, testosterone supplementation and other hormone replacement therapies to get the facts on their effect on preventing and /or treating cancer for future reference!!!
To boost immune efficiency-Not only do I recommend it highly but some holistic and more enlightened conventional doctors do as well- there is a booster called immune assist made by Aloha medicinals - in Carson city ,Nevada!! It is made with cancer patients in mind and te staff is helpful!! It is based upon compounds derived from the cordacepts mushroom!!! They can give you the abstracts for it!! I took it for a different purpose and it helped greatly- and was verified by blood analysis to be of help!!!! The best to your grandad!!!!
I don’t think I ever go pee that much, but today so far I’ve had to go pee a lot. Should I get a prostate exam?? I’ve only been going pee a lot today.
If I do have prostate cancer and my symptoms are starting today, do you think it’s already spread to other parts of my body??
I’m only 22 years old.
No Jason. Calm down buddy. Peeing too much could be from several things. It’s just one day! I seriously doubt you have prostate cancer. Do you drink Coffee? It’s a diuretic you know. Give it a few days. If it gets worse see a Urologist that is their specialty. Not a GP. Good luck!
Feeling the need to urinate, but not always being able to empty the bladder. Not having a strong, steady stream. Increasing difficult getting the urine stream to start when you have the urge to urinate. Especially at night, needing to get up and urinate several times.
Prostate cancer usually doesn’t produce any noticeable symptoms in its early stages, so many cases of prostate cancer aren’t detected until the cancer has spread beyond the prostate. For most men, prostate cancer is first detected during a routine screening such as a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test or a digital rectal exam (DRE).
When signs and symptoms do occur, they depend on how advanced the cancer is and how far the cancer has spread.
Early signs and symptoms of prostate cancer can include urinary problems, caused when the prostate tumor presses on the bladder or on the tube that carries urine from the bladder (urethra). However, urinary symptoms are much more commonly caused by benign prostate problems, such as an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) or prostate infections. Less than 5 percent of cases of prostate cancer have urinary problems as the initial symptom. When urinary signs and symptoms do occur, they can include:
■Trouble urinating
■Starting and stopping while urinating
■Decreased force in the stream of urine
Cancer in your prostate or the area around the prostate can cause:
■Blood in your urine
■Blood in your semen
Prostate cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes in your pelvis may cause:
■Swelling in your legs
■Discomfort in the pelvic area
Advanced prostate cancer that has spread to your bones can cause:
■Bone pain that doesn’t go away
■Bone fractures
■Compression of the spine
My boyfriend is 33 and he is concerned with getting cancer because one of his co-workers recently died from colon cancer and he was only 30 years old!!!
Fish oils help prevent prostate cancer
BETHESDA, MARYLAND. Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is a major component of flax seed oil and has been associated with significant cardiovascular benefits. Some studies, however, have shown that a high intake of ALA is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. A prestigious team of researchers from the National Cancer Institute, the Harvard Medical School, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm has just released the results of a study aimed at settling the controversy as to whether or not ALA is detrimental when it comes to prostate cancer. The researchers also determined the effect of other fatty acids, including fish oils, on prostate cancer risk.
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The evidence is now indeed overwhelming that selenium helps protect against prostate cancer. While this study concluded that the protection mainly involves slowing down tumor progression, other studies have shown that selenium also helps prevent initiation of the cancer. Thus daily supplementation with 200 micrograms of selenium should be an integral part of all supplementation programs for men.
Each year some 40,000 American men die of prostate cancer because the disease is not detected early enough. In its most treatable stages, prostate cancer usually has no symptoms, which means regular screening is absolutely crucial. Below, Doctor Daniel Shasha, an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Doctor Robert Salant, an Associate Professor of Urology at the NYU School of Medicine, offer some information about the importance of prostate cancer screening and the common fears that surround it. This information could truly save your life.
Would someone please tell me that prostatitis pain in the perineum is the pain that come and go while the prostate cancer pain is a persistent pain. Thank you
Actually, it is a little bit discomfort, not a pain.
It is more likely a Benign Prostate Hypoplagia that caused any swelling. Especially if you’re older than 35, get your doctor to run a BPH screen in order to rule out cancer. The earlier such cancer is detected, the easier to treat it effectively. Otherwise, if you’re not having urinary trouble, there is probably no need to take Avodart or Flomax.
A friend has a Gleason score of 5 prostate cancer. What does this mean?
"The grade of the cancer is an important factor in predicting long-term results of treatment, response to treatment, and survival. With Prostate Cancer the most commonly used grading system is the Gleason Scale. In this grading system, the cell are examined by a pathologist under the microscope and assigned a number based on how the cancer cells look and how they are arranged together. Because the prostate cancer may be composed of cancer cells of different grades, the pathologist assigns numbers to the two predominant grades present. The numbers range from 1 (low grade) to 5 (high grade). The Gleason score is the total of these two numbers; for example, am man with a Gleason grade of 2 and 3 in his prostate cancer would have a Gleason score of 5. Low-score cancers are those with a Gleason score of 2,3,
and 4; intermediate-score cancers are those with a Gleason score of 5, 6, or 7; and high-score cancers are those with a Gleason score of 8, 9, and 10. The speed of growth and the agressiveness of the cancer increase with the Gleason score."
First of all, prostate cancer is more common in men over the age of 65. The most common symptoms involve problems with urination. Symptoms:
1. trouble starting your urine stream
2. a weaker-than-normal urine stream.
3. cannot urinate at all (yikes).
4. frequent urination
5. feels like the bladder is not completely emptying while urinating
6. waking up to urinate
7. either pain or burning when you urinate
8. blood in your urine (ooooo)
9. a deep pain in either the lower back, belly, hip, or pelvis