In the early stages, prostate cancer often causes no symptoms for many years. As a matter of fact, these cancers frequently are first detected by an abnormality on a blood test (the PSA, discussed below) or as a hard nodule (lump) in the prostate gland. Usually, the doctor first feels the nodule during a routine digital (done with the finger) rectal examination. The prostate gland is located immediately in front of the rectum. As the cancer enlarges and presses on the urethra, the flow of urine diminishes and urination becomes more difficult. Patients may also experience burning with urination or blood in the urine. As the tumor continues to grow, it can completely block the flow of urine, resulting in a painfully obstructed and enlarged urinary bladder.
In the later stages, prostate cancer can spread locally into the surrounding tissue or the nearby lymph nodes, called the pelvic nodes. The cancer then can spread even farther (metastasize) to other areas of the body. The doctor on a rectal examination can sometimes detect local spread into the surrounding tissues. That is, the physician can feel a hard, fixed (not moveable) tumor extending from and beyond the gland. Prostate cancer usually metastasizes first to the lower spine or the pelvic bones (the bones connecting the lower spine to the hips), thereby causing back or pelvic pain. The cancer can then spread to the liver and lungs. Metastases (areas to which the cancer has spread) to the liver can cause pain in the abdomen and jaundice (yellow color of the skin) in rare instances. Metastases to the lungs can cause chest pain and coughing.
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What were your symptoms?
I have been having pain in my groin that goes from just behind my scrotum and all the way to my lower back. I have had kidney stones but this is a different kind of pain.
No trouble starting my urine stream or maintaining it, but when I’m finished, it slows to a trickle.
Any help or insights before I head to the doctor would be great, Thanks
Typically prostate cancer is a slow growing cancer and usually occurs in men over 60, it is rare to occur under 50. The symptoms come on slowly and are the same as BPH. Pain is not a symptom until the disease is advanced and you would have had it for several years. Scrotal pain is not typical of prostate cancer. It sounds more like torsion or a hernia, but you should be examined by a urologist.
Lung cancer is the most deadly of all cancers. It is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, according to the American Cancer society (ACS). More people die of this than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. The ACS predicts that in 2007 there will be about 213,380 new cases. Of this number, about 160,390 people will die.
Sadly, this can be prevented if people would stop smoking. Smoking is the root cause of eight out of 10 lung cancer cases diagnosed in the United States. The risk for getting this increases if a person has been smoking more than a pack of day for several years.
The risk is lowered if the person stops smoking before lung cancer is developed. Stopping smoking will allow the tissue to slowly return to normal.
And it is not just cigarettes that increase the risk. Cigar and pipes are also likely to increase the risks. Second hand smoke is just as dangerous. If your husband or wife smokes, you have a 30 percent greater risk of developing lung cancer than a person with a husband or wife that does not smoke.
However there are other risk factors, according to the AMS. They are:
* Exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma, another type of cancer that can begin in the lining of the lungs, is also linked to asbestos.
* Arsenic, which is often found in drinking water.
* Exposure to radon, which is found in the soil. Radon is odorless, colorless and is invisible to the naked eye.
* If you smoke marijuana, you may not know that marijuana cigarettes have more tar than regular cigarettes.
* If you have had a family member who has suffered from lung cancer, you are at a higher risk for being diagnosed yourself.
* Follow your mom’s advice and eat your fruits and vegetables. A diet that is low in fruits and vegetables may increase your risk.
Most often people do not know they have it until it has spread. Early diagnosis increases your chance of surviving. According to the ACS, the most common symptoms are:
* A cough that does not go away
* Chest pain, often made worse by deep breathing
* Hoarseness
* Weight loss and loss of appetite
* Bloody or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm)
* Shortness of breath
* Infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia that keep coming back
* Wheezing
According to the ACS, there are two types of lung cancer. Non-small cell is the most common type, accounting for about 85 percent. Both types of usually begin on the bronchi, even though in some cases tumors may being elsewhere in the lungs.
Treatment for lung cancer can include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Your personal physician can advise you on the best treatments.
Riley Hendersen
http://www.articlesbase.com/quit-smoking-articles/smoking-greatly-increases-the-risk-for-lung-cancer-108583.html
Prostatitis is a common illness for men under 50 and it is considered the most common prostate problem. In addition to this, the prostate is part of a man’s sex organs which is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the tube called the urethra, located just below the bladder. Moreover, the urethra has a double role, firstly carries the urine from the bladder and secondly has the role in carrying the semen (a combination of sperm and also afluid produced by the prostate), during a sexual climax or ejaculation.
Furthermore, the most common prostate affection is prostate enlargement known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP) and in some cases the prostate problems may lead even to cancer. Prostatitis usually occurs as a inflammation of the prostate which could be red, warm and swollen. People who suffer from prostatitis may notice certain symptoms such as fever, fatigue, burning feeling when they urinate or frequent visits to the bathroom and in this case a medical help is required immediately. Mostly, men who have urinary problems and signs of prostatitis are not found after a medical checking, other infections such as kidney stones or cancer may be responsible for everything.
To begin with, some kinds of prostatitis are caused by germs or bacteria, which can be easily detected under the microscope. Once the bacteria which caused prostatitis is identified, the physician may choose an appropriate treatment which usually includes antibiotics. On the other hand, when the infection is not reduced after following the treatment and the prostate allows bacteria to grow still, the only way to correct this defect is the surgery.
Moreover, when the doctor decides that the patient has a condition called nonbacterial prostatitis, antibiotics are not useful to treat this affection . In these cases, other remedies and treatments prescribed by the doctor may improve the affection. For instance, the doctor may recommend a medicine called alpha blocker to relax the muscle tissue in the prostate and also a special food diet and warm baths.
For more information about prostate cancer diagnosis and about prostate cancer prevention please review this web site http://www.prostate-cancer-center.com
Groshan Fabiola
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/facts-and-conditions-regarding-prostate-121780.html
I have been feeling kinda difficult when i start to pee. Like it gets stuck in the neck of my penis first then it comes out. And sometimes when i start to pee the urethra thing kinda hurts.
It isnt really a burning sensation during peeing, just when starting it kinda stings and something kinda tingles in the neck of my penis when starting to pee.
Yesterday for some reason my left back side/kidney area, kinda had a dull pain like someone is pushing on it. Then this morning until like 11:30 it was gone.
So is this a Urinary Tract Infection or not?
Thanks. I have been drinking cranberry juice and i just finished a whole bottle, and that seemed to make the pain go away in my back.
Also, what are the prostate cancer symptoms?
Could this be it or no?
Yeah, i cant go to the doctor.
My parents think that its just something that i feel.
They wont get my urine tested because i had a urine test like 3 weeks ago but i didnt have this thing back then.
You need a doctor’s diagnosis.
I just wanted to answer you because please make sure you are drinking pure cranberry juice, with no sweetener, or pear juice, or corn syrup added because added sugars will end up feeding the bacteria. You can also get capsules at your local health food store, I like Cranactin, Nature’s Way Standardized Cranberry, or Eclectic Institute brand.
If you do pure cranberry juice you need to load up and keep it up for a few days so as not to quit too early and risk having a rager next time around. Also, drink plenty of water.
Good luck. I suggest going to the school nurse or a local clinic, or even ask a pharmacist. 
Then you can do the cranberry with confidence…
Why is masturbating so bad for christians?
I heard that masturbating can prevent prostate cancer.
Well let’s say someone was feeling unwell and it had something to do with prostate cancer symptoms, and the doctor says there is still a way to stop your cancer from fully forming by masturbating 3 times a day for 10 days. But then you tell your doctor, "Hey Doc sorry I can’t masturbate without having to watch Porn and fantasizing about sex." Doctor says do what you must in order to masturbate, because it’s the only scientific way that can help prevent you from getting prostate cancer, you reply, "But Doc, I’m a Christian, and God says not to commit adultery and think about sexual fantasies. Oh well, it’s alright Doc, I’d rather die following the Word of God, than live with sin."
Anyways that mini "skit" was just an example. So is it still a SIN to masturbate?? What if you were instructed by your Doctor in order to keep healthy and prevent prostate cancer?? Would God get mad at me for listening to a Doctor?
I know it’s pretty rare that this scenario would happen, but I just really want to know what the big deal is with SIN and Masturbation.
we are supposed to master our sins. not give in to lust and that kind of stuff.
I think God understands why we do. I think the message is more like…."don’t do it all the time" ,"master control over it"
I am 17 and for 4 years i have suffered symptoms of enlarged prostate and some symptoms of cancer. For the past 6 months, a have had a large soft lump on my left testicle. What should i do?
You do need to see your GP.Once he has reassured you that there is no physical disease you will need some help with your hypochondria.
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.
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 husband recently told me for the past year he’s been having trouble peeing - It wouldn’t start when he felt he had to go and once it did begin, it hurt. I asked him hurt how? and he said kind of like peeing razor blades. His dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006, and the doctor instructed my husband to get checked when he turned 30 because this could be hereditary. Also, he’s currently experiencing a lot of pain in his scrotal area - The right side was swollen last night when he got home from work, and he said he felt like he had pulled a groin muscle (was almost limping) - Is it possible it could be cancer? Or are we over paranoid?
What you have described are, generally speaking, signs of either infection, precancerous growth or cancer. There is simply no way to tell without having a PSA test. If you do have the PSA test and discover that it is cancer, there are treatment modalities that make prostate cancer one of the most "curable cancers", if found early. There are also changes you can make to your diet to increase the odds n your favor, such as eating hot peppers and broccoli. Two university studies have found that hot peppers apparently cause prostate cancer cells to"suicide themselves". At any rate, please have him tested asap so that he can decide on the best course of treatment and recovery, if in fact the tests find cancer.