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Cancer Symptoms Men Should Know

Some men take their health too lightly. This is not referring to the lack of exercise, lack of sporting activities or about adopting a healthy diet. Men generally are quite ignorant about what happens within their bodies.

A typical man spends at least three hours a week watching football matches, one hour a week on exercise and two days in a month trying to adopt a healthy diet. Often when it comes to health matters, they are not so keen to know about the illness or ailments that may occur to them.

With regards to cancer, men are not aware of the early symptoms that are related to cancer. Most men, when asked, can only think of lung and prostate cancer. In fact, not many know or understand much about cancer.

What Is Cancer?

Cancer is a group of related diseases which are related to cells. There are billions of cells in the body and cells are small units that make up the human body. Cells in a normal human body will grow, divide and later stop growing. Over time they will also die. Unlike these normal cells, cancer cells do not grow normally and instead spread very fast. They will continue to grow, divide abnormally and do not die.

Cancel cells will normally clump up to form tumors. When a tumor grows, it later becomes a lump of cancer cell and will in return destroy the normal cells around the tumor. In addition, the body’s health tissues will get damaged and this is when a person becomes very ill.

Some cancer cells tend to break away from the original tumor and travel to other body areas. As they keep growing, these cells can go on to develop new form of tumors. Generally this is how cancer spreads.

Types And Symptoms Of Cancers Among Men

Liver Cancer

Common symptoms include pain in the right abdomen due to an enlarged liver. Among the common traits associated with liver cancer is poor appetite and substantial weight loss. In more severe cases, yellowness of the eyes, bleeding from the stomach and oesophagus may be present. Liver cancer or hepatoma will be diagnosed using imaging and blood tests. An ultrasound or a CT scan will show if the patient has a single or multiple swelling in the liver.

Colorectal Cancer

Most colorectal cancer cases occur in people over the age of 40. A person who has a family history of such cancer has a higher risk of developing this disease. A diet low in fibre is also said to be one of the causes. Tobacco and excessive body weight too are said to be the contributory factors that can lead to this illness. The most usual symptoms that someone may be infected include change in bowel habits, stools that are red in color, abdominal pains, frequent bloating and diarrhea.

Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer often occurs among males in their 70’s. Almost half of the bladder cancer cases are related to cigarette smoking. Cigarettes are said to contain substances that can cause genetic mutation to the bladder cells which will in return give rise to caner. Among the signs of bladder cancer are blood stained urine, frequency in urination and painful burning sensation during urination. These signs, however, are also present during urinary tract infections hence, further investigations are needed to ensure the illness of the patient.

Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer transpires in the prostate gland. This type of cancer is rare among men under the age of 50. A diet high in fat is said to increase the risk of developing prostate cancer as it affects testosterone levels among men, which essentially controls the function, as well as, the growth of the prostate.

During early stages of prostate cancer, problems like difficulty in urinating, the presence of blood in the urine and frequent urination are likely to occur. Some patients too may suffer from bone aches due to the cancer spreading to the bones.

Kidney Cancer

Cigarette smoking, obesity and direct exposure to materials like asbestos can cause renal diseases. Among the traits of kidney cancer are blood stained urine and abdominal pains. Some patients too may experience weight loss, anaemia and prolonged fever.

Male Breast Cancer

Breast cancer generally only among women. It may come to the surprise of many men that this type of cancer can also occur among men. According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed among American men each year.

Although it may sound strange, it is true that men can develop cancer in the milk duct tissue. Essentially men have the same breast tissues as women, however, they just have fewer ducts and lobules and they are not as developed compared to women.