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Prostate Cancer - MyTesticle Is Swollen And I Have A Lump That's Painful Is it Cancer?

Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009

by Kacycarr
http://www.spotthepimple.com

Are you looking for information about prostate cancer because you're experiencing something you believe connected with the disease, or just wanting to know about the condition in general? It's always a good idea to know about health matters.

Just knowing about the good and bad of particular conditions/disorders helps people change, and maybe endorse a new way of doing things in their life that can save their life. Have you found a lump, is your testicles swollen, does your penis dribble discharge, if so see your GP. Although it is recommended you see a doctor for these symptoms it doesn't mean you have prostate cancer. Most problems involving the penis and testicles usually turn out to be a minor issue. Men tend to suffer in silence instead of facing up to their fears and this is not healthy. Unnecessary stress can make matters worse…bringing you down to a level of despondency where you fear the worst and give up. Prostate cancer or any other type of cancer has to be beaten down, and this can only happen when confronted by the person diagnosed with it who fights back.

When men age their prostate gland often enlarges, but not to panic because cancer is not normally implicated with this. It is a condition called 'benign prostatic hyperplasia'.

Symptoms of both benign and malignant tumors are much alike and include

Urgent need to urinate
Problem with weeing, or pain
Frequently having to urinate, especially throughout the night
Bloody urine or semen
Erectile dysfunction
Dribbling urine before and after weeing

Pain and bleeding – are not common symptoms in prostate cancer. Of course tests would be done to make sure, as there's a first time for everything. Even if you don't experience either of the two doesn't mean you should ignore the other symptoms mentioned. The only way to find out if you're 100% in your well being is to see a doctor. It's a scary subject but one of importance that needs to be addressed. Having knowledge under your belt about health matters, can, and does save lives. So listen up guys, do yourself a favor and get checked out if there is change in and around your genitals.

A prostate tumor is a lump produced by abnormal out-of-control growth of cells. The tumor can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non-cancerous.) The prostate is the gland that fabricates the liquid part of semen and is located at the bottom of your bladder. Normal size is judged to that of the size of a chestnut. The front of the prostate envelops the urethra; the tube urine passes through from your bladder. If for any reason the prostate changes in size causing the tube to thin it will make passing water hard. With both prostate cancers and non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate the symptoms are typically reasoned due to the bigger prostate pressing down on the urethra.

Most enlargements of the prostate are more times diagnosed as benign, and not cancerous. You wouldn't be human if you have this problem and didn't worry, however like said, enlargements are commonly announced to being benign than the one you fear. All men live in fear of prostate cancer as do women with breast cancer, or any type of cancer in saying this…and this is understandable because cancer is a killer disease. The survival rate for beating cancer is very high indeed if caught early. Most cancers become deadly if they reach a certain stage but if detected and treated early then there's a great possibility in stopping the cancer reaching that next lethal stage. Prostate cancer is treatable and curable.

Prostate Cancer Causes

As like with many diseases research has provided no answer to why some occur, and as we speak the start of prostate cancer is not fully understood. Nonetheless study says you're more at risk of developing prostate cancer if

someone in the family has suffered prostate cancer
you're over 50
you're carrying excess weight
close female relatives have had breast cancer (inherited a faulty gene)
you're African-Caribbean or African-American
your eating a high in fat diet

If you've plucked up the courage to have yourself seen to then you have done right. Your GP will ask about your symptoms and examine you. The outcome of the examination will have the GP make a diagnosis of what the problem is. It is usual to be questioned about your medical history. Your GP may do some of the following tests or refer you to an urologist.

Your GP may carry out a digital rectal examination of your prostate. A lubricated glove is used to make entry into the rectum and feel your prostate through the wall of your rectum.
A prostate-specific antigen blood test - tests the supply of PSA in your blood. PSA is a protein created by both normal and cancerous prostate cells. If testing reveals you have a high amount of PSA level it doesn't always signify cancer.
A prostate biopsy includes a small piece of tissue removed. This is sent for further testing to find out if its cancer, and the speed it's growing at, that's if it proves to be cancer.
CT, MRI and bone scans assist the surgeon to see how far the cancer has spread.

Treatments for prostate cancer may vary. Don't be alarmed at this and think your cancer is different because it's not. The reason is because different stages of cancer require different methods techniques and medication to cure it. Doctor's consider factors like age and whether the cancer has spread which could lead to them having to make another approach on how the patient is treated.

Surgery is a regular method used for treating prostate cancer in healthy men under the age of 70 whose cancer hasn't spread beyond the prostate. Then there's radical prostatectomy. Surgery includes removing the whole of the prostate and some enveloping healthy tissue. Medics may use keyhole surgery (a laparoscopic prostatectomy) to treat and cure the cancer. Using the keyhole method the prostate is removed through smaller incisions and robot-assisted surgery. Radiotherapy kills cancer cells through radiation. Cryotherapy is a technique popularly used for removing ugly warts etc, but is also used for this problem. They freeze the prostate using a special liquid gas which destroys cancer cells.

Being diagnosed with cancer is not something you want to hear. In fact it's the most distressing news a man has to deal with. You're not on your own and there is plenty of support to help you cope with the emotional aspects as well as the physical symptoms. This is no time for procrastination. If you have found a lump in your testicle or witnessed some other abnormality of the genitals get help right away, and you may not have to look for support.

Cancer of the prostate gland usually grows gradually, especially in the elderly. Symptoms may be mild and happen over a period of years. Sometimes the first symptoms from the disease derive from prostate cancer cells which may have spread to the bones. It is not unusual to experience pain if this has happened and expected locations for pain is in the

Back
Hips
Pelvis

If cancer has spread to other areas it is known as metastatic or secondary prostate cancer. These two types of cancer may never have to be something you need to worry about if you act early.

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