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About 1 in 8 men will develop prostate cancer during their lifetime. Catching the cancer early yields a much higher survival rate than discovering it after it spreads.

Prostate cancer often has no symptoms at first. Prostate cancer usually starts to grow on the outer part of the prostate. This means it does not press on the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis (urethra) and cause symptoms, until the cancer has grown or spread.

If this happens, it can cause changes to the way you pee, such as:

Finding it difficult to start peeing or straining to pee ~ Having a weak flow of urine ~ "Stop start" peeing ~ Needing to pee urgently or often, or both ~ Feeling like you still need to pee when you've just finished ~ Peeing during the night

Other symptoms can include:

Erectile dysfunction (being unable to get or keep an erection) ~ Blood in your urine or blood in your semen ~ Lower back pain and losing weight without trying to (these may be symptoms of advanced prostate cancer)

Important

These symptoms do not always mean you have prostate cancer. You can also get these symptoms if you have an enlarged prostate. This is a very common non-cancerous condition caused by the prostate getting larger as you get older. You might find you get used to some of these symptoms. But it's important to be checked by a GP if your symptoms change, get worse, or do not feel normal.

See a GP if:

You're having trouble peeing or have other symptoms of prostate cancer ~ You're over 40 years old and genetic tests have shown that you have a faulty version of a gene called BRCA2 (this raises your risk of prostate cancer) ~ You're worried about your risk of prostate cancer

You can ask your GP about having a blood test (PSA test) that shows if there are any problems with your prostate, even if you do not have symptoms. If your Doctor refuses, put your foot down as some will refuse to test you. This is YOUR life, not theirs. It's important to be checked by a GP if your symptoms change, get worse, or do not feel normal.