Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Earlier Signs Of Prostate Cancer
Health Encyclopedia: Prostate Cancer Symptoms
Symptoms
Prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms in the early stages. As the malignancy spreads, it may constrict the urethra and cause urinary problems.
Urine flows from the kidney through the ureters into the urinary bladder where it is temporarily stored. As the bladder becomes distended with urine, nerve impulses from the bladder signal the brain that it is full which gives the individual the urge to void. By voluntarily relaxing the sphincter muscle around the urethra, the bladder can be e...
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