What Is Prostate Cancer? Know Its Symptoms And Causes

Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that affects the prostate gland. Males have a small walnut-shaped gland called the prostate that generates seminal fluid, which nourishes and transports sperm. One of the most common types of cancer is prostate cancer. Many prostate cancers are slow-growing and limited to the prostate gland, where they are unlikely to cause substantial harm. While some varieties of prostate cancer are slow-growing and require little or no therapy, others are aggressive and spread quickly. Prostate cancer that is discovered early, while it is still contained within the prostate gland, has the best chance of being treated successfully.

Symptoms

In the early stages of prostate cancer, there may be no signs or symptoms. More advanced prostate cancer can generate signs and symptoms such as:

Urination problems

Reduced force in the urine stream

Urine with blood

Semen with blood

Bone ache

Weight loss without effort

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a condition that affects men

Causes

The exact cause of prostate cancer is unknown. Prostate cancer develops when cells in the prostate have mutations in their DNA, according to doctors. The DNA of a cell includes the instructions that tell it what to do. The alterations cause the cells to proliferate and expand at a faster rate than normal ones. When other cells would die, aberrant cells continue to live. The aberrant cells clump together to create a tumour, which can spread and invade neighbouring tissue. Some aberrant cells can break away and move to other places of the body over time (metastasize).

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