PROSTATE CANCER FACTS

                                             PROSTATE CANCER FACTS

 The prostate is a gland that is a part of the male reproductive system that wraps around the urethra at it’s existing from the bladder. The common problems a BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), acute & chronic prostatitis (non-bacterial), prostate cancer is common in men over 50, especially in Africa-Americans and in men who eat fatty food and or have a father or brother with prostate cancer.                                                                                  

                                                           SYMPTOMS        

·         Urinary problems (little or no urine output)

·         Difficulty starting or stopping the urine stream

·         Frequently urination

·         Pain or burning during urination

·         Dribbling

·         Electile dysfunction

·         Painful ejaculation

·         Blood in urine or semen/deep dark

·         Pelvic or abdominal pain

·         Weight loss

·         Bone pain & lower extremity swelling

Prostate cancer is definitively diagnosed by tissue biopsy, Ultra-sound & PSA (prostate-specific antigen level.

                                                       TREATMENT

·         Surveillance

·         Surgery

·         Radiation therapy

·         Hormone therapy

·         Chemotherapy

·         Vaccine therapy

              THREE FACTS ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER

 

i) In Australia, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men.

ii) More than 3,000 men die of prostate cancer in Australia every year.

iii) More men die of prostate cancer than women die of breast cancer.