Research - Prostate Cancer

Cancers that are fully contained within the prostate gland are known as early prostate cancer. Men with early prostate cancer are unlikely to have any symptoms at all. Prostate cancers usually only cause symptoms when they are large enough to press on the urinary tube or disturb the bladder. For that reason the symptoms of prostate cancer, when they appear, are very similar to the symptoms of an enlarged prostate (BPH):

If you have any of the above symptoms you must have them checked out by your doctor. But remember that most enlargements of the prostate gland are not cancer and can be easily treated. Prostate cancer is often a slow growing cancer, particularly in older men, and symptoms may not occur for many years. In some cases, the symptoms are caused by spread of the cancer to other parts of the body. These symptoms may include pain in the back, hips or pelvis caused by the cancer spreading to the bones.