- 10:49, 19 FEB 2019
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK.
The causes of it are unknown, but as you get older, your chances of developing it increase.
The terrifying statistic is that one in two people in the UK will get cancer at some point in their lives.
And so it's extremely important that you notice the signs of cancer early.
Prostate cancer develops slowly, and many men don't see any symptoms for years, reports the Mirror.
It isn't until the prostate becomes large enough to affect the tube which carries urine out of the bladder and out of the penis that some of the tell-tell signs start to appear.
According to the NHS, there are seven things all men should be checking for in their wee which could be a tell-tell sign of the disease.
They are:
- Needing to pee more frequently, often during the night
- Needing to rush to the toilet
- Difficulty in starting to pee (hesitancy)
- Straining or taking a long time while peeing
- Weak flow
- Feeling that your bladder has not emptied fully
- Blood in urine or semen
There are a number of tests which can help diagnose prostate cancer, all of which your doctor should be able to arrange.
They are a blood test, a physical prostate examination, and MRI or a biopsy.
If the disease is caught early it can be treated through radiotherapy or surgery to remove it.
However if it isn't caught until later it can spread to other parts of the body.
Experts don't know why, but prostate cancer is more common in men of African-Caribbean or African descent and Asian men are less likely to be affected.
