The prostate wraps around the pee tube, and a cancer growing on the outside won’t squish the tube at first, so you won’t notice anything’s wrong.
Scientific Claim
Prostate tumors originating in the peripheral zones of the gland can grow substantially without compressing the urethra, thereby remaining asymptomatic during early stages.
Original Statement
“The prostate gland sits below the bladder and surrounds the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body. When a tumor develops in the prostate, particularly in the outer zones of the gland where the majority of prostate cancers begin, it can grow for a significant period of time without pressing on the urethra, without causing any urinary symptoms, without causing any pain, without causing anything that would make a man think that something was wrong.”
Context Details
Domain
oncology
Population
human
Subject
prostate tumors in peripheral zones
Action
grow without compressing the urethra
Target
urinary symptoms
Intervention Details
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Prostate cancer often starts in a part of the gland that doesn’t squeeze the urine tube, so men can have it for a long time without peeing problems — and this study proves it.