Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in men, but most men with early prostate cancer don’t have symptoms.
Prostate cancer is not always life-threatening. But when it is, the earlier you catch it the more likely it is to be cured.
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Aged over 50 and of mixed ethnicity?
1 in 4 Black men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Black men are more likely to get prostate cancer than other men, who have a 1 in 8 chance of getting prostate cancer. We don’t know why, but it might be linked to genes. We’re funding research to find out why Black men are at higher risk of prostate cancer than other men.
You may also be more likely to get prostate cancer as a Black man if:
- you are aged 45 or over – and your risk increases as you get older
- your father or brother has had it
- your mother or sister has had breast cancer.
Do trans women have a prostate?
Yes, trans women have a prostate – the prostate is a gland that sits underneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine (wee) out of the body.
The following people have a prostate:
- cis men (men who identify as male and were assigned male at birth)
- trans women (women who identify as female and were assigned male at birth)
- non-binary people who were assigned male at birth
- some intersex people.
The prostate in cis men is usually the size of a walnut but increases in size with age. This increase in size is less if you’re taking feminising hormones (oestrogen) or drugs that prevent androgens like testosterone from having effects on the body (testosterone blockers, also known as anti-androgens).
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A patients story
One of our patients has kindly offered to share their experiences on his diagnosis and treatment of Prostate Cancer.
” A close friend of mine from childhood died of Prostate Cancer. His wife encouraged me to go to the GP after experiencing symptoms – urinating a lot, loss of pressure, very frequent trips to the toilet. I just assumed it was because I was getting older!
I was diagnosed in January 2022 with prostate cancer. I felt numb when i was told, I did not hear a word the consultant said to me after the word of Cancer. I felt tearful, lonely,scared,alone. It was caught early.
After my diagnosis I had a biopsy and then a date set for an operation. The treatment was to either remove the prostate completly or radio therapy. I choose removal as the radio therapy was not a guarantee. My experience at Christies was very very good. I was in Christies within 2 weeks , I cannot praise the staff enough!
For me now, I have a check up every 3 months going to every six months then yearly. “
Our patients advice was simple….. If you are concerned or have symptoms – Just go to the GP!
