Most of you might not heard about it, November is a month to create awareness about men existence, their right to peacefully coexist and especially draw attention to men health issues, like Prostate cancer and other types of cancer’s observed in men. Also, to address men’s health issues.
To create awareness about “Men’s health issues” within society, men adopts various ways of campaigning and one most popular is growing mustaches and beard. During November many charity event are also conducted.
The Movember Foundation ( www.movember.com) runs the Movember charity event. Foundation encourages men to get involved in event & targets to detect early cancer detection, diagnosis & effective treatments to control deaths.
Let’s show our gratitude to the initiative by Movember Foundation (for creating awareness about men’s health issues) & continue with our medical discussion. I’m dedicating this blog to “Movember charity event“.
By profession I’m Techie, probably I’m not covering up all issues, but trying to take up a humble attempt towards men health issues.
What is cancer?
Cancer is a broad term for a class of diseases characterized by abnormal cells that grow and invade healthy cells in the body.
We will not talk much about different types of cancers, as Movember is dedicated to Men & men’s health. I will share detection, prevention about “Prostate Cancer” which can lead men to death.
Note: I’m not going to add medical or treatment details, only symptoms & precautionary steps.
The prostate is part of a man’s sex organs. It’s about the size of a walnut and surrounds the tube called the urethra, located just below the bladder. The urethra has two jobs: to carry urine from the bladder when you urinate and to carry semen during a sexual climax, or ejaculation.
Prostate glands grow bigger with age. Growing older, raises your risk of prostate problems. The three most common prostate problems are inflammation (prostatitis), enlarged prostate (BPH, or benign prostatic hyperplasia), and prostate cancer.
Men in age of 30’s to 40’s start having urinary problems, don’t unnoticed it & get medical help from your doctor immediately.
Detection or primary symptoms related to prostate issues:
- Are you passing more urine, during the day
- Have an urgent need to pass urine
- Have less urine flow
- Feel burning while passing urine
- Need to get up many times during the night to pass urine
Prostate changes not cancer.
Prostatitis:
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland that may result from a bacterial infection. Half of the men suffer from Prostatitis.
Symptoms of prostatitis:
- Trouble passing urine
- A burning or stinging feeling or pain when passing urine
- Strong, frequent urge to pass urine, even when there is only a small amount of urine
- Chills and high fever
- Low back pain or body aches
- Pain low in the belly, groin, or behind the scrotum
- Rectal pressure or pain
- Urethral discharge with bowel movements
- Genital and rectal throbbing
- Sexual problems and loss of sex drive
- Painful ejaculation (sexual climax)
Few tests & proper medical help can solve the issue.
Let’s move to second prostate issue.
Enlarged Prostate (BPH):
BPH – benign prostatic hyperplasia. Benign means “not cancer” and hyperplasia means abnormal cell growth. Having BPH doesn’t means Prostate cancer though symptoms are similar. Also, BPH doesn’t increase risk’s of getting Prostate cancer.
Symptoms of BPH:
- Trouble starting a urine stream or making more than a dribble
- Passing urine often, especially at night
- Feeling that the bladder has not fully emptied
- A strong or sudden urge to pass urine
- Weak or slow urine stream
- Stopping and starting again several times while passing urine
- Pushing or straining to begin passing urine
In 20’s man prostate gland is like walnut. In 40’s slightly larger like Apricot. In 60’s it grows size of lemon.
Enlarged prostate can block or slow down urine flow. Few might find hard to start urine stream, even though they feel the need to go. Once the urine stream has started, it may be hard to stop. Other men may feel like they need to pass urine all the time or they are awakened during sleep with the sudden need to pass urine.
How to lessen BPH Symptoms or precautions:
- Limit drinks in evening, especially drinks which contains alcohol
- Empty bladder whenever you pass urine
- Frequently use rest rooms, dont wait or control to long to pass urine
If you find any such symptoms feel free to consult doctor immediately & go for prescribed tests without delay.
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer means that cancer cells form in the tissues of the prostate. Prostate cancer tends to grow slowly compared with most other cancers. Cell changes may begin 10, 20, or even 30 years before a tumor gets big enough to cause symptoms. Eventually, cancer cells may spread (metastasize). By the time symptoms appear, the cancer may already be advanced.
Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
- Trouble passing urine
- Frequent urge to pass urine, especially at night
- Weak or interrupted urine stream
- Pain or burning when passing urine
- Blood in the urine or semen
- Painful ejaculation
- Nagging pain in the back, hips, or pelvis
Men above 50 have more chances of getting prostate cancer.
So any issues related to passing Urine or pain in prostate immediately consults doctor.
If you really care about men’s life, please visit
https://ex.movember.com/get-involved/moustaches
support by donating money for research & sharing info about “Prostate Cancer” & men’s health issues.
Happy Men’s Day & Movember.
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