Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, responsible for approximately 9,000 deaths in England and Wales every year. However, as the causes of the disease are largely unknown, the cancer is as mysterious as the gland itself, which is unique to men and assumed by many to regulate the flow of urine, but is actually part of the male reproductive system (sometimes delightfully referred to as the ‘Secret Sex Gland’!) The risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age (70% of all cases occur in men over the age of 65), whilst diet and ethnicity can also play a role. So, if you have any issues with peeing (such as pain or a weak and irregular flow), or find that the best exercise you’re getting is the several times a night you’re having to throw back the bed covers to nip down the hallway to the toilet, then make an appointment to see your GP.
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I have a really itchy anus and it sometimes leaks fluid. I consider myself to be clean and in a good state of hygiene and the leakage is not coloured. Nor does it have a scent... Please could someone tell me what this could be.
my husband told me that when he wipes his bum he gets really bad pain in his willie he is scared that it could be prostate cancer he has mad an appointment but cant been seen till late next week can someone help please
My Granddad has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and he has tryed radiotherapy but it didn't work that well now his doctor has told him about lazer treatment. But he doesn't know much about it and would like to get an second opinion from somebody who has under gone the treatment before. Many Thanks x
my partner is 36years old and he has woke up the past 2 weeks soaking wet with urine and its not just a little bit its a full wee he has never had this before except for a mounth ago it happened once or twice should we be worried as he hasnt been to a doctor in 20 years.thank you.
my partner has 2 lump on his, balls! soz,he s had them for about 1 year and 5 months, he said they were away and there not, i is quite big the others a bit smaller he wont go to doctor should i be worried?????
one of my testis is quite 1/3 the size of the other, I remember that when I was around 12 I would force the small testy to drop. At infant stages are operations performed in the event testis do not drop down? When I was 8 yrs old a doctor told me not to worry that it would drop down by it self, was that a correct answer?
i have apain inside my bum i am very worried about
for a long time now , i can be desperate to go to the toilet and have to strain to actually go a wee which is really strange , also i need to go a wee quite alot during the day , please help
when i go for a poo and need to push, a little bit of semen comes out my penis as well. should i be worried?
I had a panproctocolectomy and perminant Ileostomy back in 1985. What tests can be carried out for prostrate problems now my anus and rectum have been removed?
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