Prostate Cancer Awareness 1 – 30 March

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Understanding Prostate Cancer

March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a crucial period dedicated to raising awareness about prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men in the UK. This month-long campaign focuses on educating men about the importance of early detection and the available treatment options. Unlike events that occur on a single day, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month offers a sustained opportunity to support research, spread knowledge, and encourage men to take proactive steps towards their health.

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month aims to break down the stigma associated with discussing men’s health issues, particularly those as serious as prostate cancer. By shining a light on the risks, symptoms, and early detection methods, the campaign plays a vital role in informing and protecting men across the globe. It’s a time to honour the survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and support those currently fighting their battle with prostate cancer.

Learn about the symptoms, risk factors, and the importance of regular screenings.

If you do notice changes in the way you urinate, this is more likely to be a sign of a very common non-cancerous problem called an enlarged prostate, or another health problem. But it’s still a good idea to get it checked out. Possible symptoms include:

  • difficulty starting to urinate or emptying your bladder
  • a weak flow when you urinate
  • a feeling that your bladder hasn’t emptied properly
  • dribbling urine after you finish urinating
  • needing to urinate more often than usual, especially at night
  • a sudden need to urinate – you may sometimes leak urine before you get to the toilet.

Men with early prostate cancer will often have no symptoms because of the way the cancer grows. You’ll usually only get early symptoms if the cancer grows near the tube you urinate through (the urethra) and presses against it, changing the way you urinate (wee). But because prostate cancer usually starts to grow in a different part (usually the outer part) of the prostate, early prostate cancer doesn’t often press on the urethra and cause symptoms.

To find out more visit: https://prostatecanceruk.org

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