Prostate Cancer Symptoms  

Prostate cancer tends to grow without causing any signs or symptoms. It is discovered during blood tests - including prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test or digital rectal examination - performed for other medical conditions having symptoms related to prostate cancer(benign prostatic hyperplasia for instance). When symptoms finally emerge; it often indicates an advanced prostate cancer.  

As the tumor grows within the prostate gland, you may experience the following symptoms:  

• frequent need to urinate, especially at night;  
• urgent need to urinate (urgency)  
• burning or pain during urination 
• urinary hesitancy/urinary intermittency (u rinary stream starts and stops)  
• sensation of incomplete emptying of the bladder 
• difficulty starting or stopping urinating, or inability to urinate 
• painful ejaculation  
• Presence of blood in urine or semen. 

If the cancer has already spread into the lymph nodes in your pelvis or bones, you may also experience: 

• bone fractures 
• chronic bone pain 
• swelling in your legs 
• compression of the spinal cord 
• Pain or discomfort in your pelvic area.  

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