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Should You Know Your Prostate
Cancer Symptoms Or Not?

Or Is Prostate Cancer Simply a Hazard of Aging?

Andrew Crilley was a survivor. "That must be why I'm asked about prostate cancer symptoms by my buddies from time to time."

"But you know what? When it comes to early prostate cancer warning signs I can't help. That's because at the earliest stage there often are no symptoms. At least I didn't have any. Which is why this disease is called the silent killer. Because you can have a tumor growing in your body and not even know it."

Andrew is right. Usually if you've got any of prostate cancer symptom, you're probably past the point where you can be easily cured. You’ve hit the stage where the cancer is just too advanced unfortunately.

"This is why I advise the guys at our poker club to get serious about screening. As early detection is the key. But some don’t listen.” Crilley said with a shrug. “Even to someone like me who’s been through it and knows from experience how important getting your PSA or DRE screenings is."

Then too your typical prostate cancer symptoms are in many ways no different than those that come with an enlarged prostate. Meaning there is another explanation for the what you're experiencing that has nothing to do with cancer.

By far the best way to identify prostate cancer in the early stages remains the digital rectal exam and PSA testing. Especially important given that if caught early there is a 90% cure rate. Problem is this is a problem seldom caught early.

But you know, in another way it may help to pay attention to risk factors. Since some men fall into a group that is more prone to prostate cancer than others.

So in a way it may be better to pay attention to risk factors. Since some men fall into a group that is more prone to prostate cancer than others.

For instance

Family history is a known risk factor.

As is ethnic background. African Americans die from this disease at a rate twice as high as Caucasians.

Then there's age. Men older than 65 account for nearly two third of all prostate cancer diagnoses.

Also if you eat a high-saturated fat diet you may be face an increased risk.

So yes it pays to know the prostate cancer symptoms. And you can click to this page to find more specifics about the symptoms of prostate cancer. But it also pays to have a handle on your risk factors. Since there may be no signs and symptoms of prostate cancer to alert you to a problem.