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The Most Common Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

From Matthew Schmitz, M.D., About.com GuideJuly 22, 2011

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What are the most common symptoms of prostate cancer?

The most common symptoms of prostate cancer relate to problems with urinating.  The prostate gland is located just under the bladder and wraps around the beginning of the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside the body).   When cancer or BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) cause the prostate to enlarge there are numerous urinary symptoms that can develop.  These are often the first symptoms of prostate cancer.

There are a number of less common symptoms as well.

There is much more to learn about both common and uncommon symptoms of prostate cancer.

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