11 Sign that men Has a Prostate Problem

Group: Healthy Living

Written by Willie Dean on Dec 12, 2009 4:58 pm

The odds are one will be someone you love. Don’t let him shrug off the risk. In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, find out how you can help protect your guy from this disease...
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Does your man have trouble urinating? Maintaining an erection? These are some of the signs of prostate cancer.

Trouble is, many men won’t see a doctor unless they’re bleeding from the gut. So it falls to their wives, daughters and sisters to take charge of their health.
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Black men have the highest rate of prostate cancer diagnosis and death in the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
2. His family has a history of prostate cancer.
Your man is twice as likely to get the disease if he has one first-degree relative — father, brother, son — with a history of it, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
3. He's over 50 years old.
The older your man, the higher his risk: "In men 40-49, the risk of developing prostate cancer is one in 50," Worthington says. From 60-79, it's one in seven.
4.He's too fat.
Excessive weight raises prostate cancer risk, according to many studies.
5. He eats too much fat.
Body fat isn’t the only kind to worry about; the fat he consumes makes a difference too. (red meat and dairy), appear to be the worst dietary trigger for prostate cancer.
6 He smokes.
Smoking cigarettes gives cancer cells a comfy place to grow.

7. He's having urinary troubles.
“If he gets up frequently in the middle of the night to urinate, he could have problems with his prostate,” Courtenay says.

This is because the urethra, the tube that carries urine and semen, runs right through the middle of the prostate like a straw,
8. He has pain with bowel movements.
Because the prostate lives on the other side of the rectal wall, prostate enlargement or cancer can often cause pain during a bowel movement. This, along with a bloody stool, may also be a symptom of colorectal cancer.
9.He complains of pain or stiffness in his hips, lower back or upper thighs.
Sure, it could be a generic ache or pain, but it may also point to prostate cancer that has spread beyond the gland and into the surrounding areas.
10.10. He has swollen legs.
This indicates that the cancer has spread into nearby pelvic lymph nodes. If he presents with any of the above symptoms, schedule his doctor's visit right away.
11. He has had an STD.
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ss develop the most fatal form of prostate cancer, according to a study reported in the Journal of the American Cancer Institute this month. You don't just have to sit around and wait to see if your husband or boyfriend gets the disease,"

You can take action too, including getting him screened for prostate cancer

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