Men who wait until they have trouble peeing to get checked for prostate cancer are much more likely to find out their cancer is already spread, compared to men who get tested even if they feel fine.

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Urinary symptoms and prostate cancer—the misconception that may be preventing earlier presentation and better survival outcomes

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2022 Aug 4

The study says that men who wait for urinary problems to appear before getting checked are more likely to have advanced cancer — because prostate cancer often doesn’t cause symptoms until it’s late. So, waiting for symptoms is a bad idea; getting screened with a PSA test earlier is better.

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Urinary symptoms and prostate cancer—the misconception that may be preventing earlier presentation and better survival outcomes

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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02453-7

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