Symptoms of prostate problems

Prostate cancer is one of the most common type of cancer affecting 1 in every 5 males and occurs after the age of 45. In it‘s early stages, prostate cancer has few symptoms and many of the symptoms associated with this disease are also symptoms found in other less serious illnesses. Symptoms of prostate problems which may or may not signal cancer include:-

- Blood or pus in the urine
- Pain the in the lower back, pelvic area, or upper thighs
- Painful ejaculation
- frequent urination
- hard in urination
- getting up several times in the night to urinate
- difficulty in starting to pass urine

If you see any of these symptoms, you should see a qualified doctor as soon as possible as this prostate cancer takes a long time to develop can take up to eight to ten years to spread and become life threatening. Prostate cancer can be easily treated if detected in its early stages.