Prostate cancer occurs when the cells of the prostate grow at an uncontrollable rate. Prostate cancer can either be slow-growing, then it does not become a serious threat for the health. On the other hand, others are fast-growing and aggressive forms and they can be harmful to the health.
Symptoms of prostate cancer include a need to urinate frequently, especially at night, difficulty starting urination or holding back urine, weak or interrupted flow of urine, painful or burning urination, difficulty in having an erection, painful ejaculation, blood in urine or semen and frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips or upper thighs.
The causes of prostate cancer are still mysterious. The risk of prostate cancer increases steadily with age. Genes may also play an important role. A high fat diet can also increase the risk of getting prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer treatment consists in various options. Men affected by this type of cancer can choose between active surveillance, prostatectomy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy and chemotherapy.
Prostate cancer treatment side effects include urinary dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, erectile dysfunction, loss of fertility, effects due to the loss of testosterone and side effects of chemotherapy.
SqueakyMarmot posted a photo:
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen sculpture at the Chinese Cultural Centre.
Grow a moustache in November for prostrate cancer:
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Go Lions Go!
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Phoney Nickle posted a photo:
This wasn't the photo I had planned to night at all.
But I got phone call from my dad. We're heading to his new house in a few weeks, and he was asking what foods we eat, and what to get our son for his upcoming birthday.
And the other news.... he's going on the 9th for a biopsy of something they found on his prostrate. This is when the worry part of me kicks in.
Yes, it could absolutely be nothing at all, and he is fine. But this is my daddy, this is someone I have loved my entire life - even through all of the estrangement we've been through. Not to mention, this is the man whose brother is right now in the hospital recovering from chemotheraphy, having his entire immune system destroyed, and having a bone marrow transplant due to cancer.... for a SECOND time.
I have hope that it's nothing at all, but last time I talked to him, the levels they test for this, in his blood, were elevated. So the possibility is there. Here's to that hope, though.
