Cancer symptoms: Toilet troubles may be indicative of a growing tumour – signs
If a cancerous tumour is big enough to press on the urethra – the tube that carries urine from the prostate gland out through the tip of the penis – then urinary issues will present themselves. The NHS highlighted the toilet troubles one might expect if they have prostate cancer. To begin with, the cancerous tumour can cause a person to urinate more frequently, often during the night.
The urge to urinate might come with a sense of urgency; for example, one might wake up several times during the night needing to rush off to the loo.
There may also be some “hesitancy” to start urinating, which means that it can be challenging to get the urinary flow from starting.
This could lead to the sensation of straining, and it may take a really long time to empty your bladder.
Even after you manage to urinate, people with prostate cancer might feel as though their bladder isn’t fully empty.
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