prostate cancer usually doesn't cause symptoms in its early stages. when there are symptoms they may include: having difficulty starting your urine stream. this is called hesitancy. having a weaker-than-normal urine stream. not being able to urinate at all. having to urinate often. feeling that your bladder is not emptying completely when you urinate. having to get up at night to urinate. this is called nocturia. having pain or a burning feeling when you urinate. this is called dysuria. having blood in your urine. this is called hematuria. having blood in your semen. this is called hematospermia. having a deep pain in your lower back abdomen hip or pelvis. these symptoms may also be caused by: benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph) which is an enlarged prostate. this is very common in older men. the prostate usually grows larger with age. when it gets large enough it can press against the urethra-the tube that carries urine from the bladder through your penis -and cause bladder problems. prostatitis an infection in the prostate. urinary tract infection an infection in any of the organs that make urine or the tubes that carry it out of the body. symptoms that may indicate the cancer has spread or metastasized to other parts of the body include: weight loss. bone pain especially in the lower abdomen hip pelvis or lower back. swelling in the legs and feet. for more information about prostate cancer that has come back or spread see the topic prostate cancer advanced or metastatic. webmd medical reference from healthwise this information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information. © 1995-2011 healthwise incorporated. healthwise healthwise for every health decision and the healthwise logo are trademarks of healthwise incorporated.
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