It is noteworthy that these symptoms, by themselves, do not confirm or necessarily reflect the presence of prostate cancer in any single individual. Indeed, most, if not all of these can occur in men with noncancerous (benign) enlargement of the prostate (BPH), which is the more common fo...
There are no symptoms that are unique to early prostate cancer, and nearly one-half of patients will have metastatic disease at diagnosis. Because of its tremendous impact upon the health and well-being of the American male population, and the importance of early diagnosis in curability, there...
There's no simple answer, as there are many forms of cancer, and many factors influence how quickly any cancer grows and spreads enough to cause symptoms. But it is possible to have cancer for years without knowing it. For example, tumors of the colon and rectum usually grow slowly, start...
The current approach to prostate cancer diagnosis in the UK and many other HICs relies on "informed choice" PSA testing, meaning men aged 50 or over with no symptoms can request the test from their doctor after a discussion of the risks and benefits. Accord...
Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in American males and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in this population. There are no symptoms that are unique to early prostate cancer, and nearly one-half of patients will have metastatic disease at diagnosis. Because of its tremen...
Pain during ejaculation or urination.If it hurts when you pee or have an orgasm, you may have an infection or swelling of your prostate gland or urethra. There's a chance that these symptoms might be because of prostate cancer. If the pain doesn't improve, have your doctor take a look...
The survival rate of men with prostate cancer who had their entire prostate gland removed immediately after the tumor was detected increased by 17 percentage points compared with those who did not have treatment until the tumor began to cause symptoms. O
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Patient and physician reporting of symptoms and health-related quality of life in trials of treatment for early prostate cancer: Considerations for future ... Clinical trials in early prostate cancer (EPC) have used a variety of outcome measures, including patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and physi...
The significance of symptoms, digital rectal examination (DRE), transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and prostatic specific antigen (PSA) as aids in the early detection of prostate cancer was investigated. In number of studies, sensitivity of DRE is lower than that of TRUS but specificity of DRE is...