Medicine and Health
Prostate cancer signs and symptoms
In the early stages, prostate cancer usually doesn’t show symptoms. However, as prostate cancer grows, it may lead to:
- Trouble initiating urination
- Weak, slow or interrupted urine flow
- Frequent need to urinate, particularly at night
- Difficulty emptying the bladder fully
- Incontinence
- Blood in urine or semen
- Back, hip, chest or pelvis pain that doesn’t subside
- A burning sensation or pain during urination
- Difficulty getting an erection
Types of prostate cancer
Almost all prostate cancers—more than 99 percent—are adenocarcinomas.
This type of tumor is found in many common cancers, including breast cancer, lung cancerand Coloractal cancer. Prostate adenocarcinomas form in the glands that secrete prostate fluid.
Other prostate cancer types include:
- Transitional cell carcinomas
- Sarcomas
- Small cell carcinomas
- Neuroendocrine tumors
Prostate cancer treatment options
Treatment may involve one or a combination of these options:
- Watchful waiting or active surveillance may be an option for some early stege prostate cancer patients
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
Other therapies that are used less commonly, or are not considered standard treatment for prostate cancer, include:
- Crypotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Biological therapy
- High-intensity focused ultrasound
- Hormone Therapy