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Prostate cancer has been known worldwide to take away the lives of many men especially in their old age. Studies tell that 70% of men diagnosed are over the age of 65. How can you determine if you yourself have prostate cancer? What are the symptoms?

Symptoms of prostate cancer may include the following (gathered from mayoclinic.com, prostatecancer.org and cancer.gov):

~ Trouble urinating or not able to urinate at all

~ Starting and stopping while urinating

~ Decreased force in the stream of urine

~ Painful or burning urination

~ Need to urinate often, especially at night

~ Difficulty having an erection

~ Blood in the urine or semen

~ Swelling in your legs

~ Discomfort in the pelvic area

~ Bone pain that doesn’t go away

~ Bone fractures

~ Compression of the spine

Now that you have known what the symptoms of prostate cancer are, try to find out if you have any of these symptoms and if you feel that majority of these symptoms apply to you arrange a schedule with your doctor. The earlier detected the better for there is a greater chance that it still can be cured. Men’s prostate health must never be neglected for it brings about undesirable effects or can even lead to death. We wouldn’t want that to happen, won’t we? Act now and save yourself from future worries.