Symptoms

Prostate cancer usually doesn't cause any symptoms in its early stages, but there are screening exams doctors can use to find the disease early in most men. More advanced cases of prostate cancer may cause the following symptoms:

Blood in your urine or semen
Blood in your urine or semen
Burning sensation or pain while urinating
Burning sensation or pain while urinating
Difficulty urinating or starting to urinate
Difficulty urinating or starting to urinate
Urgent need to urinate when bladder is not full
Urgent need to urinate when bladder is not full
Weak flow of urine
Weak flow of urine
Difficulty completely emptying bladder of urine
Difficulty completely emptying bladder of urine
Impotence, or trouble having an erection
Impotence, or trouble having an erection
Pain in the lower back, pelvis, hips, chest, or thighs
Pain in the lower back, pelvis, hips, chest, or thighs