"Prostate Cancer Symptoms And Warning Signs" - Dr. Ketan K. Badani
One in seven men will be diagnosed with a disease that rarely presents with symptoms: prostate cancer. There are more than 160,000 new cases of prostate cancer expected in the US this year, and men have an 11.6 percent chance of developing the disease over the course of their lifetime. This common cancer is treatable when caught early, with a nearly 100 percent five-year survival rate for cancers that haven’t spread beyond the prostate or have only spread to nearby areas. Some men may experience symptoms like pain in the bones and weight loss when the cancer has already spread. Ketan Badani, MD, professor of urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and vice chairman of urology at Mount Sinai Health System said that “some patients may have vague urinary complaints,” like having to urinate more frequently, and that there aren’t symptoms until disease is advanced. The majority of men who have urinary issues don’t have prostate cancer, he noted. Dr. Badani said that “it’s important to get screened” and it’s important to know that approximately 40 percent of prostate cancers are not aggressive.
- Ketan Badani, MD, Professor, Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Vice Chairman, Urology, The Mount Sinai Health System