Prostate cancer may cause no symptoms[3], even in the advanced stage.
Symptoms of advanced prostate cancer can include:
- problems urinating, including weak flow, a flow that stops and starts, needing to urinate urgently or frequently, difficulty starting the flow of urine, or feeling like you haven’t completely emptied your bladder
- pain or burning when urinating
- blood in the urine or semen
- pain in the back, hips, pelvis or chest
- weak or numb legs or feet
- unexplained weight loss
- tiredness, shortness of breath, dizziness, fast heartbeat or pale skin.
Many conditions can cause these symptoms, not just prostate cancer. If you have any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor. Blood in the urine should never be ignored.
updated: 24 October 2023 - 11:04pm
Footnotes
3. https://www.cancer.org.au/assets/pdf/understanding-prostate-cancer-booklet
References
- National Cancer Institute (US) (2023). Prostate cancer treatment (PDQ®) https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/patient/prostate-treatment-pdq, patient version.
- American Cancer Society ). Prostate cancer https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer.html.
