Prostate Cancer Symptoms Most Men Don’t Know About Prostate Cancer, Survey Finds

The majority of men do not know what symptoms of Prostate cancer look like, a new poll found.

The survey for YouGov, who surveyed 1,456 men, found that 68 percent of respondents were unable to identify signs of prostate cancer.

Even among the older men most at risk, 62% of men aged 50 to 59 knew no signs, as did 60% of those aged 60 to 69 and 54% of those aged 70 to 79. old.

Symptoms of prostate cancer include the need to urinate more frequently, especially at night, the need to rush to the toilet, and difficulty starting to pee or poor urine output.

Other symptoms include a feeling that the bladder has not completely emptied and blood in the urine or semen.

If the cancer has become more advanced, other signs may include bone and back pain, loss of appetite, testicular pain, and unintentional weight loss.

The survey found that only one in eight men (13%) spotted the most commonly recognized symptom – the need to urinate more frequently.

One in five respondents has had a prostate exam with a general practitioner, with men more likely to have an exam as they get older.

However, one in five men (18 percent) say they are “not really” or “not at all” willing to have a prostate exam, including six percent who said they are not. would certainly not do one.

The majority of men surveyed said they knew that a healthy diet can reduce the risk of prostate cancer (59%) and that prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men.

But only about a third (35 percent) of men knew genetics play a role. Men are more likely to develop cancer if a male relative has also been diagnosed with it.

Over 47,500 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK, and around 11,500 UK men die from it each year.

Amy Rylance, Care Improvement Manager at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, which makes it particularly worrying that most men don’t know some basic facts about the disease.

“However, it’s important to note that prostate cancer usually doesn’t have symptoms until it has spread. This means that men cannot afford to wait for symptoms to act and should consider their risk instead.

“Prostate cancer primarily affects men over 50, and the risk is higher for black men or men with a family history of prostate cancer over 45.

“These men should consider talking to their GP about the pros and cons of a PSA test.”