Prostate Cancer: Symptoms and Signs

Prostate Cancer is a cancer of the prostate gland. The prostate gland is a gland around the urinary bladder’s neck in men. These glands help to secrete a thin opalescent, slightly alkaline fluid that is a seminal fluid. After Skin Cancer, Prostate Cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men. This is mostly adenocarcinoma. The diagnosis in the early stages has better chances of successful treatment. Let us know the Prostate Cancer Symptoms and Signs.

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Prostate Cancer Symptoms

Prostate cancer is usually asymptomatic in its early stages. The symptoms present in its later stages are:

• Difficulty in micturition or difficulty passing urine and other urinary problems like urine hesitancy and interrupted urine flow due to the prostate tumor’s pressing on the urethra.
• Increased urge to urinate and frequent urination at night due to the bladder’s persistent contractions even when it contains a small amount of urine. This is due to the irritation of the bladder wall by the prostate tumor.
• Burning sensation while passing urine.
• In cases where cancer has spread to the bones, there is a pain in the bone, either generalized or localized.

 

Prostate Cancer Causes:

The exact etiology of prostate cancer is unknown. However, a combination of genetics and environmental toxins like radiation and certain chemicals are known to cause prostate cancer.

It has been observed that mutations in the normal prostate cells’ DNA lead to the production of abnormal cells that divide more rapidly than normal cells. In turn, these abnormal cells accumulate and become malignant over a period of time.

In hereditary prostate cancer, heritable genetic changes such as mutations of genes like BRCA2, BRCA2, ATM, PALB2, and CHEK2 increase the likelihood of prostate cancer development in the child.

Acquired gene mutations can also cause prostate cancer. This is associated with a higher level of androgens like testosterone and other hormones like insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in the individual.

 

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