How Does Prostate Cancer Affect the Male Urinary System?
Last updated January 1, 2018
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The spread of cancer is often categorized into later stages. And for this case, the treatment is usually more focused to improve the quality of patient’s life.
Prostate cancer is usually a slow growing tumor. Many times, there is no sign and symptom until it becomes advanced. In fact, most patients with this cancer die due to other reasons – even some never know that they are having it.
It doesn’t always affect the urinary system, depending on the stage of the cancer.
Additionally, the cancer itself is not the single reason for the cause of urinating problems. Some treatments of the cancer (such as radiation therapy) may also contribute in affecting the urinary system.
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Prostate cancer is scary.. it can attack anyone, particularly in older men – your risk increases as you age!
I am curious how to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Are there any steps we can do to prevent this fatal disease?
My husband,mid 80’s, is in middle of radiation treatment for aggressive prostate cancer and is experiencing excruciating pain at night when trying to sleep & feeling the urgency to urinate. It is finally relieved for awhile when he CAN urinate a bit. This goes on several times during the night. He calls the bit “morse code”-…..long and short spurts 🙂 The doc, when we beg for answer just writes another RX for Flo Max and suggests taking more Aleve. We has tried CBE oil and that does take the edge off, but still very painful.