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Afraid of the prostate exam?

In Mexico, Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men and it is estimated that each year more than 4 000 men, but even so, men are reluctant to go to Palpate them for fear of losing masculinity, so said Dr. Mauricio Cantellano, urologist attached to the Hospital Manuel Gea González.

About 60 percent of all prostate cancers are diagnosed while still localized (confined to the prostate). The average five-year survival for men diagnosed with prostate cancer at this stage is 100 percent.

In past 20 years, the median survival for all stages of prostate cancer has increased with early detection and treatment, this according to the American Cancer Society website at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Generally, prostate cancer has no specific signs or symptoms in the early stages, so it is very important to have screening exams. The annual physical examination, blood test to detect prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination, offer the best chance of identifying prostate cancer in its earliest stages. Some of the symptoms that occur in prostate cancer are:

· Flow weak or interrupted urine.

· Frequent urination (especially at night).

· difficulty urinating or holding back urine.

· inability to urinate.

· Pain or burning sensation when urinating.

· Blood in urine or semen.

· persistent back pain, hip or pelvis.

· difficulty having an erection.

face a cancer diagnosis, the patient and the environment are deeply affected. Perhaps out of ignorance tend to think and expect the worst. But the truth is that if more researchers account, our reaction might be different and more positive.

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