What is a prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer is a tumor that originates from the cells of the prostate. In General, the most common prostate tumor grows slowly and for many years remains limited to the gland. However, all prostate cancers do not behave the same. Some types of aggressive prostate cancer to grow and spread more quickly than others and can cause a significant shortening of the expected duration of life in men. In addition, the cancer can spread and in distant organs and organic systems which is called metastasis. The most common sites of metastases of prostate cancer are the bones, lungs and liver.
Symptoms?
In the early stages of prostate cancer often does not cause any symptoms for many years.
Often as the first abnormality appears elevated the value of PSA in the blood (PSA-prostate specific antigen) or hard nodules in the prostate during the so-called digitorektalnog views. Rarely, with advanced disease, cancer can exert any pressure on the urethra.
As a result, reducing the flow of urine and urination becomes harder.
These symptoms by itself does not confirm the presence of prostate cancer, however the emergence of these symptoms requires evaluation by a physician.
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