Prostate cancer symptoms: Five signs when you pee that could signal the deadly disease - Express

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Prostate cancer symptoms usually appear when the cancer has grown as it begins to put pressure on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis, known as the urethra. The cancer usually develops slowly, so may not show signs for many years. But it’s important to recognise symptoms when they do start to show because there’s currently no cure for cancer.

But it’s also important to recognise that these symptoms can be caused by another condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or benign prostate enlargement (BPE).

The NHS explains: “BPE is the medical term to describe an enlarged prostate, a condition that can affect how you pass urine.

“BPE is common in men aged over 50. It's not a cancer and it's not usually a serious threat to health.

“Many men worry that having an enlarged prostate means they have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. This is not the case.

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“The risk of prostate cancer is no greater for men with an enlarged prostate than it is for men without an enlarged prostate.”

Is there a test for prostate cancer?

There’s currently no screening programme for prostate cancer in the UK, but if you have symptoms that could be caused by prostate cancer, or you’ve asked your GP for one, you may have a PSA test.

PSA, which stands for prostate specific antigen, is a protein produced by both normal and cancerous prostate cells.

Cancer Research UK explains: “It’s normal for all men to have some PSA in their blood.



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