After the age of forty, men will experience some internal body changes such as the declining level of testosterone while the level of dihydrotestosterone and estrogen will know an increase. Because of these changes, the prostate will be affected by disorders and diseases such as such as the prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, the benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostatitis. When a tumor is malignant it will eventually lead to the development of cancer in that certain organ. The same is the case with the prostate cancer. This disease is a common type of cancer which affects the prostate gland found only in the reproductive system of a male, and could be defined as the abnormal condition which leads to the fast and uncontrollable growth of the normal body cells and increases the multiplication level of the cancerous cells; the organ-confined tumor, as it is in the first stage, will double its size once every four years, but once it becomes locally advanced it will grow at a rapid pace until the cancer becomes metastatic.

The spreading process is easily determined once the cancerous cell have reached and entered the bloodstream or the lymph vessels, the cancer invading the surrounding tissues and organs of the prostate, and in its advanced form, invading and growing other small tumors in the far distance regions of the internal body. This disease may have multiple causes, but the well known are age, genetic background, race and the unhealthy diets and excessive smoking or drinking. Up until now, no food combinations or a particular category of foods have had the result of curing this disease nor be blamed for its apparition or recurrence.

The most important fact is that this disease can be treated and even cured if the cancer is discovered in its early stages. The unfortunate and depressing fact is that no early symptoms can indicate the existence of the organ confined tumor, and a doctor can put a diagnose only with the help of the routinely screening tests, and only if these tests give an abnormal result, the prostate biopsy is seen as necessary. The prostate cancer has no early signs or symptoms, but once the tumor starts spreading, this process will be noticeable and common reported symptoms tend to appear: weak or frequent urine stream, burning while urinating, painful ejaculation, pain while urinating, back pains, stiffness, blood in urine or semen, ache or abdomen and bone pain, compression of the spine, leg weakness or incontinence. The muscle weakness basically means the lack of muscle strength and is often associated with other symptoms such as dizziness and fatigues.

The metastatic cancer is a bit more aggressive and patients will often report painful symptoms such as leg pain, incontinence if the spine is compressed because of the tumor, coughing, respiratory problems and chest pains if the lungs are infected; a weak liver would cause abdomen pains and give a yellow color to the skin; the ribs, the pelvis, the vertebrae and all the bone structures will eventually be affected by the prostate cancer because cancer in general has the predilection of affecting first this body parts. If these symptoms are left untreated the cancer will lead to a painful and slow death, so to avoid as much as possible this terrible situation always take good care of your health and do those recommended screening tests.