Experts warn men not to ignore important prostate cancer symptom

Men should be mindful of one possible symptom of prostate cancer (Image: Getty) This symptom makes up one of the three main warning signs of prostate cancer in men which also includes needing to pee more and straining to start your flow. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer and affects around one in eight men during their lifetime. Recent figures show there are around 55,000 diagnoses in the UK every year – that’s around 150 every day according to the charity Prostate Cancer UK.

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Leading oncologist Dr Jiri K.