It Was A Dream Come True For A Little Girl Battling Cancer, A Day She Will Never Forget

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 class="storytitle" style="font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 32px !important; font-weight: 400; line-height: 44px !important;"> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">It was a dream come true for a young girl battling leukemia.</span></h2> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <img alt="make a wish unicorn hawaii" class="img-blogger" src="http://www.sunnyskyz.com/uploads/2014/09/yahud-unicorn1a.jpg" style="max-width: 600px;" /><br /> <span class="photo-desc" style="color: #999999; font-size: 11px; font-style: oblique;">Credit: Kevin Lubera</span></div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Six year-old Addison has always wanted to meet a Unicorn, which she believes only live in the rain forests of Hawaii. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, they flew her from Georgia to Oahu for her own personal fairy tale.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <img alt="make a wish unicorn hawaii" class="img-blogger" src="http://www.sunnyskyz.com/uploads/2014/09/iv2qr-unicorn.jpg" style="max-width: 600px;" /><br /> <span class="photo-desc" style="color: #999999; font-size: 11px; font-style: oblique;">Credit: Kevin Lubera</span></div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Actor Alvin Chan helped develop a storyline that would take Addison on an adventure requiring her to find the sweetest fruit and the prettiest flower before singing a song to release the unicorn and rescuing a kidnapped queen.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <img alt="make a wish unicorn hawaii" class="img-blogger" src="http://www.sunnyskyz.com/uploads/2014/09/s59i3-unicorn2.jpg" style="max-width: 600px;" /><br /> <span class="photo-desc" style="color: #999999; font-size: 11px; font-style: oblique;">Credit: Kevin Lubera</span></div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> After spending a day as a magical princess and completing her quest, <a href="http://goo.gl/0JHfMn" style="color: #0099ff; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Addison said</a>, "It was happily ever after."</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> <img alt="make a wish unicorn hawaii" class="img-blogger" src="http://www.sunnyskyz.com/uploads/2014/09/pbih8-unicorn3.jpg" style="max-width: 600px;" /><br /> <span class="photo-desc" style="color: #999999; font-size: 11px; font-style: oblique;">Credit: Kevin Lubera</span></div> </div>

It Was A Dream Come True For A Little Girl Battling Cancer, A Day She Will Never Forget

It was a dream come true for a young girl battling leukemia. Credit: Kevin Lubera Six year-old Addison has always wanted to meet a Un...

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Eat Walnuts

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="story-featured-image" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); float: left; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 15px; width: 368px;"> <img alt="Walnut" class="attachment-bigstoryimage" height="202" scale="0" src="http://www.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Walnut-360x202.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; margin-right: 10px; padding: 4px;" width="360" /></div> <div id="nrelate_flyout_placeholder"> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Walnuts are in season and they provide essential vitamins and minerals required by the body. They are also an excellent source of protein that is healthier than other sources of protein such as meats. Walnuts can be eaten alone or put into breads. Here are some nutritional benefits of walnuts:</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fibre</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Like all nuts, walnuts contain fibre. Research shows that one cup of chopped walnuts contains 7.8 g of fibre. Adult men should consume 30 to 38 g of fibre a day, while adult women should consume 21 to 25 g of fibre a day. Fibre helps keep the stomach full longer; since it takes longer to digest and may help prevent diabetes. Walnuts can be added to oatmeal, tossed into salads or baked into breads or other bakery items.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vitamin E</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One cup of chopped walnuts contains 0.82 mg of vitamin E. Adult men and women older than the age of 19 should consume 15 mg of vitamin E a day. Vitamin E is responsible for immune function, helps prevent cataracts, may help prevent some types of cancer and is linked to a decrease in heart attacks. Vitamin E has also been used as part of a treatment regimen in cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Omega-3 fatty acids</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy fats that can be found in all types of nuts, including walnuts. They are considered to be an essential nutrient since humans must get this nutrient from food sources. Omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce the risk of developing heart disease, arthritis and cancer. They are also responsible for healthy brain function and helping the foetus of a pregnant mother develop healthy vision and a healthy nervous system. A deficiency in omega-3 fatty acids can result in dry skin, poor memory, depression and fatigue.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Health benefits of eating walnuts include:</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cardiovascular benefits</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Walnuts have been evaluated for their benefits in the heart and circulatory system and their favourable impact on vascular reactivity. In order to respond to different stimuli in a healthy way, many aspects of the cardiovascular system must be functioning optimally. These aspects include: ample presence of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients, proper blood composition, correct balance in inflammation-regulating molecules, and proper composition and flexibility in our blood vessel walls. Walnuts have favourable impact on these aspects.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Treatment of type 2 diabetes</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Although type 2 diabetes is thought of as a problem primarily related to blood sugar control and insulin metabolism, persons diagnosed with type 2 diabetes typically have health problems in other related systems, and are at special risk for cardiovascular problems. An important part of the goal in designing a diet plan for persons with type 2 diabetes is lowering the risk of future cardiovascular problems. Consumption of walnuts increases flexibility in the response of the cardiovascular system and provides significant benefits in this area for persons with type 2 diabetes. It has also demonstrated better blood fat composition in persons with type 2 diabetes.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Anti-cancer benefits</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 0px 5px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Wide variety of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients are found in walnuts, and they have anti-cancer benefits. The antioxidant properties of walnuts help lower risk of chronic oxidative stress. The anti-inflammatory properties help lower risk of chronic inflammation. It is precisely these two types of risk, that, when combined, pose the greatest threat for cancer development.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> </div>

Eat Walnuts

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Science Reveals What Sitting All Day at Work Actually Does to Your Body

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Prolonged Sitting linked to Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer</span></b></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The news is going viral.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>But there's a problem:</strong> What many of the outlets did not report was that sitting for long periods did not explicitly <em>cause</em> cancer: It led to an increased <em>risk</em> of two specific types of the disease. These two types also happen to be linked to being overweight and obese, behaviors that are associated with sedentary behavior.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Here's what the researchers actually found:</strong> After reviewing 43 studies, the researchers, who published their study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, <a href="http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/106/7/dju206.full.pdf+html" style="text-decoration: none;">discovered</a> that people who sat for long periods of time had a higher chance of developing colon and endometrial cancer. The more time they spent on their butts, the more their risk increased.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In fact, for every additional two hours someone spent sitting, the researchers reported an 8% increase in their risk for developing colon cancer and a 10% increased risk for endometrial cancer.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>So what is risk, anyway, and why does it matter?</strong> The 66% increase that <em>TIME</em> <a href="http://time.com/2884953/sitting-can-increase-your-risk-of-cancer-by-up-to-66/" style="text-decoration: none;">boasted</a> in its headline sounds huge.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What that figure doesn't include is the overall risk of developing the two types of cancer that the study found to be associated with more sitting time. For example, this table shows the percentage of American men who developed colon cancer over 10-, 20- and 30-year periods according to their age between 2008 and 2010.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="enlarge-image" src="http://media2.policymic.com/0c4e5c55c998dd77f32f429625d88ebf.jpg" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="700" /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Image Credit: <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/statistics/age.htm" style="text-decoration: none;">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a></em></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you're a 30-year-old man, your risk of developing colon cancer by the time you turn 60 is just under 1%.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to the study, every two-hour increase in sitting time led to an 8% increase in the risk for developing colon cancer.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So, theoretically, if you're a man that spends eight hours sitting at the office each day and you were to start sitting for only six of them, you could decrease your colon cancer risk by about .08%.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As for the allegation that sitting causes breast cancer? That's a conclusion the researchers who did the study explicitly <a href="http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/106/7/dju206.full" style="text-decoration: none;">did not find</a>.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>We know sitting is bad for us.</strong> Too much sedentary time can have dozens of unintended long-term consequences, from higher rates of chronic diseases, including <a href="http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/10/1/20?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=1&con=february-2013" style="text-decoration: none;">heart disease</a> and <a href="http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/10/1/20?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=1&con=february-2013" style="text-decoration: none;">diabetes</a>,<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22717340" style="text-decoration: none;"></a> to immediate effects such as strained and sore muscles.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bonnie Berkowitz and Patterson Clark made an awesome <a href="http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/the-health-hazards-of-sitting/750/" style="text-decoration: none;">infographic</a> of all the health problems someone can develop just by spending too much time in a chair.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img src="http://media2.policymic.com/8f81459f7b2ae34b52afe88e869c9247.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="915" /></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Image Credit: <a href="http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/the-health-hazards-of-sitting/750/" style="text-decoration: none;">Washington Post</a></em></div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 18px; margin-top: 18px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Luckily, there are tons of ways to cut back on your chair time.</strong> At work, you can take breaks every couple of hours — walk down the block or around the office. And instead of hunching over your desk for lunch, step outside and get some air.</span></div> </div>

Science Reveals What Sitting All Day at Work Actually Does to Your Body

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VERY IMPORTANT: Essential Screening Tests Every Man Needs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: small;">Why Screening Tests Are Important</span></h3> <div> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Getting the right screening test at the right time is one of the most important things a man can do for his health. Screenings find diseases early, before you have symptoms, when they're easier to treat. Early colon cancer can be nipped in the bud. Finding diabetes early may help prevent complications such as vision loss and impotence. The tests you need are based on your age and risk factors.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <div id="slide-wrapper" style="display: inline; height: 400px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 84px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 495px;"> <div class="slides" style="-webkit-transform: translate3d(-496px, 0px, 0px); height: 410px; padding: 0px !important; position: absolute; width: 495px;"> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide2" style="height: 410px; left: 496px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Prostate cancer cells (SEM)" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image2" name="slide_image2" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_men_slideshow/princ_rm_photo_of_cancer_cells_in_prostate.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide3" style="height: 410px; left: 992px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <h3 class="slide_inline_header" style="filter: inherit; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 14px; width: 495px !important;"> </h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Doctor Talking to Patient About Prostate Issues" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image3" name="slide_image3" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_men_slideshow/phototake_rm_photo_of_doctor_with_bladder_cutaway.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> </div> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide4" style="height: 410px; left: 1488px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <h3 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rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Colonoscopy View of Villous Polyp" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image5" name="slide_image5" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_women_slideshow/phototake_rm_photo_of_colonoscopy.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> </div> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide6" style="height: 410px; left: 2480px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <h3 class="slide_inline_header" style="filter: inherit; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 14px; width: 495px !important;"> </h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Doctor Looking at Colonoscopy on Monitor" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image6" name="slide_image6" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_women_slideshow/phototake_rm_photo_of_doctor_performing_colonoscopy.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> </div> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide7" style="height: 410px; left: 2976px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <h3 class="slide_inline_header" style="filter: inherit; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 14px; width: 495px !important;"> </h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Malignant Melanoma" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image7" name="slide_image7" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_women_slideshow/getty_rm_photo_of_melanoma.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> </div> <div 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style="filter: inherit; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 14px; width: 495px !important;"> </h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="MRA Scan of Aortic Aneurysm" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image9" name="slide_image9" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_women_slideshow/princ_rm_photo_of_aortic_aneurysm.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> </div> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide10" style="height: 410px; left: 4464px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <h3 class="slide_inline_header" style="filter: inherit; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 14px; width: 495px !important;"> </h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Doctor Checking Man's Blood Pressure" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image10" name="slide_image10" src="http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/screening_tests_for_men_slideshow/getty_rf_photo_of_man_getting_blood_pressure_checked.jpg" style="margin-top: 47px;" width="493" /></span></div> </div> <div class="slide" data="" id="slide11" style="height: 410px; left: 4960px; opacity: 0.99; position: absolute; text-align: center; visibility: visible; width: 495px !important;"> <h3 class="slide_inline_header" style="filter: inherit; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 14px; width: 495px !important;"> </h3> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="Angiogram of Atheroma Plaque" class="slide_image" height="335" id="slide_image11" name="slide_image11" 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It tends to be a slow-growing cancer, but there are also aggressive, fast-growing types of prostate cancer. Screening tests can find the disease early, sometimes before symptoms develop, when treatments are most </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <br /></h3> <div> <br /></div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prostate Cancer</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in American men after skin cancer. It tends to be a slow-growing cancer, but there are also aggressive, fast-growing types of prostate cancer. Screening tests can find the disease early, sometimes before symptoms develop, when treatments are most effective.</span></span></div> </h3> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tests for Prostate Cancer</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Screenings for healthy men may include a digital rectal exam (DRE) and possibly a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Government guidelines recommend against the routine use of the PSA test. The American Cancer Society advises each man to talk with a doctor about the risks and possible benefits of the PSA test. Discussions should begin at:</span></div> <ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/flourish_trim_clr.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px 0px 2px 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">50 for average-risk men.</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/flourish_trim_clr.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px 0px 2px 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">45 for men at high risk. This includes African-Americans.</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/flourish_trim_clr.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding: 0px 0px 2px 14px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">40 for men with a strong family history of prostate cancer.</span></li> </ul> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <br /></div> </div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Testicular Cancer</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This uncommon cancer develops in a man's testicles, the reproductive glands that produce sperm. Most cases occur between ages 20 and 54. The American Cancer Society recommends that all men have a testicular exam when they see a doctor for a routine physical. Men at higher risk (a family history or an undescended testicle) should talk with a doctor about additional screening. Some doctors advise regular self-exams, gently feeling for hard lumps, smooth bumps, or changes in size or shape of the testes.</span></span></div> </h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Colorectal Cancer</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer. Men have a slightly higher risk of developing it than women. The majority of colon cancers slowly develop from colon polyps: growths on the inner surface of the colon. After cancer develops, it can invade or spread to other parts of the body. The way to prevent colon cancer is to find and remove polyps before they turn cancerous.</span></span></div> </h3> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tests for Colon Cancer</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Screening begins at age 50 in average-risk adults. A colonoscopy is a common test for detecting polyps and colorectal cancer. A doctor views the entire colon using a flexible tube and a camera. Polyps can be removed at the time of the test. A similar alternative is a flexible sigmoidoscopy that examines only the lower part of the colon.<br />Some patients opt for a virtual colonoscopy -- a CT scan -- or double contrast barium enema -- a special X-ray -- although if polyps are detected, an actual colonoscopy is needed to remove them.</span></div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skin Cancer</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The most dangerous form of skin cancer is melanoma (shown here). It begins in specialized cells called melanocytes that produce skin color. Older men are twice as likely to develop melanoma as women of the same age. Men are also 2-3 times more likely to get non-melanoma basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers than women are. Your risk increases as lifetime exposure to sun and/or tanning beds accumulates; sunburns accelerate risk.</span></span></div> </h3> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Screening for Skin Cancer</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The American Cancer Society and the American Academy of Dermatology recommend regular skin self-exams to check for any changes in marks on your skin including shape, color, and size. A skin exam by a dermatologist or other health professional should be part of a routine checkup. Treatments for skin cancer are more effective and less disfiguring when it's found early.</span></div> </div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The risk for high blood pressure increases with age. It's also related to weight and lifestyle. High blood pressure can lead to severe complications without any prior symptoms, including an aneurysm -- dangerous ballooning of an artery. But it can be treated. When it is, you may reduce your risk for heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. The bottom line: Know your blood pressure. If it's high, work with your doctor to manage it.</span></span></div> </h3> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Screening for High Blood Pressure</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Blood pressure readings give two numbers. The first (systolic) is the pressure in your arteries when the heart beats. The second (diastolic) is the pressure between beats. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher, and in between those two is prehypertension -- a major milestone on the road to high blood pressure. How often blood pressure should be checked depends on how high it is and what other risk factors you have.</span></div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cholesterol Levels</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A high level of LDL cholesterol in the blood causes sticky plaque to build up in the walls of the arteries (seen here in orange). This increases your risk of heart disease. Atherosclerosis -- hardening and narrowing of the arteries -- can progress without symptoms for many years. Over time it can lead to heart attack and stroke. Lifestyle changes and medications can reduce this "bad" cholesterol and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.</span></span></div> </h3> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Determining Cholesterol Levels</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The fasting blood lipid panel is a blood test that tells your levels of total cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol, HDL "good" cholesterol, and triglycerides (blood fat). The results tell you and your doctor a lot about what you need to do to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Starting at age 20, men should be screened if they are at increased risk for heart disease. Starting at 35, men need regular cholesterol testing.</span></div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <img src="webkit-fake-url://7A62C418-43F1-48F7-B196-95123B842309/imagejpeg" /></div> <div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Type 2 Diabetes</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One-third of Americans with diabetes don't know they have it. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to heart disease and stroke, kidney disease, blindness from damage to the blood vessels of the retina (shown here), nerve damage, and impotence. This doesn't have to happen. Especially when found early, diabetes can be controlled and complications can be avoided with diet, exercise, weight loss, and medications.</span></div> </div> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Screening for Type 2 Diabetes</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A fasting blood sugar test, glucose tolerance test, or an AIC all can be used alone or together to screen for diabetes. Healthy adults should have the test every three years starting at age 45. If you have a higher risk, including high cholesterol or blood pressure, you may start testing earlier and more frequently.</span></span></div> </h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <img src="webkit-fake-url://73A72487-E568-44E7-8B4E-248E8F019B9F/imagejpeg" /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. It's in the blood and other body secretions of infected individuals, even when there are no symptoms. It spreads from one person to another when these secretions come in contact with the vagina, anal area, mouth, eyes, or a break in the skin. There is still no cure or vaccine. Modern treatments can keep HIV infection from becoming AIDS, but these medications can have serious side effects.</span></span></div> </h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">HIV Screening Tests</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">HIV-infected individuals can remain symptom-free for many years. The only way to know they are infected is with a series of blood tests. The first test is called ELISA or EIA. It looks for antibodies to HIV in the blood. It's possible not to be infected and still show positive on the test. So a second test called a Western blot assay is done for confirmation. If you were recently infected, you could still have a negative test result. Repeat testing is recommended. If you think you may have been exposed to HIV, ask your doctor about the tests.</span></span></div> </h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Preventing the Spread of HIV</span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Most newly infected individuals test positive by two months after infection. But up to 5% are still negative after six months. Safe sex -- abstinence or always using latex barriers such as a condom or a dental dam -- is necessary to avoid getting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. If you have HIV and are pregnant, talk with your doctor about what needs to be done to reduce the risk of HIV infection in your unborn child. Drug users should not share needles.</span></span></div> </h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></span></h3> <h3 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Glaucoma</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This group of eye diseases gradually damages the optic nerve and may lead to blindness -- and significant, irreversible vision loss can occur before people with glaucoma even notice any symptoms. Screening tests look for abnormally high pressure within the eye, to catch and treat the condition before damage to the optic nerve.</span></div> </div>

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Minister advises Nigerians on risks of using mobile phones

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Abuja – Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communications Technology, on Thursday in Abuja cautioned the public on the risks which go with the use of mobile phones.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Johnson, represented by Mrs Ngozi Ogujiofor, a Deputy Director in the ministry, gave the advice while speaking after the inauguration of Etisalat Experience Centre.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She said one of the most dangerous devices of communications was the mobile phones, and they could affect health and cause damages to the body.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Radiation from phones can cause problems, and this is why we are advising the public not to bring phones close to their body or use in the rain.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The most dangerous and important element in the communications sector is mobile phones, because of the health and other related risks they bring,’’ the minister said.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She also advised telephone companies and operators to carry out sensitisation programmes to enlighten Nigerians on the risks of using mobile phones.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“It is important for operators to also enlighten the public on the risks, because this will also help members of the society to enjoy their lives,’’ Johnson said.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The minister said there were some radioactive elements in the mobile phone which might affect the body and cause cancer and other health challenges.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Johnson said there were possibilities that radio waves produced by mobile phones could interfere with important electrical equipment, such as telecom masts, monitors, hospitals equipments and electrical systems on airplanes.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She said that was the reason the ministry made it mandatory for operators to install their masts five kilometres away from residential areas.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Mothers should not allow their children to play with mobile phones, especially when they are not of the age of using a mobile phone and are not well educated on the use of it,’’ the minister said.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Johnson also cautioned people against using phones while driving.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has made it an offence punishable under the law for anybody to use a mobile phone while driving.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“This is because that can lead to an accident, which may result in death or permanent injury. 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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="subhead_fmt" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 1px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">By </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-weight: normal;">By</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/kathleen-doheny" rel="author" style="font-weight: normal; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Kathleen Doheny</a></span><br /> <div class="author_fmt" style="float: left; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WebMD Feature</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Men, heed these possible clues and find cancer early, when it's more treatable.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Experts say that men could benefit greatly by being alert to certain cancer symptoms that require a trip to the doctor’s office sooner rather than later. But when it comes to scheduling doctor visits, men are notorious foot-draggers. </span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, is deputy chief medical officer for the national office of the American Cancer Society. According to Lichtenfeld, men often need to be pushed by women to get screened for cancer. That’s unfortunate. Routine preventive care can find cancer and other diseases in their early stages. When cancer is found early, there are more options for treatment. That means there are also better chances for a cure.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some cancer symptoms in men are specific. They involve certain body parts and may point directly to the possibility of cancer. Other symptoms are vague. For instance, pain that affects many body parts could have many explanations. It may or may not be a sign of cancer. But you can't rule cancer out without seeing a doctor.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <div class="community_links_rdr contextual_links_fmt" style="background-image: url(http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/icons/12x12_checkmark_icon.gif); background-position: 2px 9px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-color: rgb(230, 220, 184); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(230, 220, 184); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 2px 0px; font-weight: normal; padding: 6px 8px 10px 20px; width: 456px;"> <h4 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px;"> </h4> <div class="" style="padding: 0px 0px 4px;"> <a href="http://www.webmd.com/cancer/health-check-cancer-risk/default.htm" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: bold; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">What Is Your Cancer Risk? Take the WebMD Cancer Health Check</span></a></div> </div> <div class="moduleSpacer_rdr" style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/layout/shared/spacer.gif); background-repeat: repeat repeat; clear: both; font-weight: normal; height: 4px;"> </div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 1: Breast Mass</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you’re like most men, you’ve probably never considered the possibility of having breast cancer. Although it’s not common, it is possible. "Any new mass in the breast area of a man needs to be checked out by a physician," Lichtenfeld says.</span></div> <div id="remoteAd_rdr" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal;"> <div class="centerAd_r1_rdr"> <div class="centerAd_BG_fmt"> <div class="remoteAd_top_fmt"> </div> <div class="remoteAd_BG_fmt" id="remoteAd_fmt" style="width: 494px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe frameborder="0" height="1" id="remoteAd_Iframe" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://as.webmd.com/html.ng/transactionID=1912294791%26tile=2034567634%26tug=%26pug=__%26site=2%26affiliate=20%26hcent=%26scent=848%26pos=5000%26xpg=2946%26sec=2952%26au1=%26au2=%26uri=%2fcancer%2ffeatures%2f15-cancer-symptoms-men-ignore%26artid=091e9c5e803dda50%26inst=0%26leaf=%26segm=0%26cc=10%26tmg=%26bc=_gen2_gen1_c50_c61_%26mcent=%26micro=%26pvid=140656421958916910" style="position: relative; right: 4px;" width="494"></iframe></span></div> <div class="remoteAd_bottom_fmt"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="moduleSpacer_rdr" style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/layout/shared/spacer.gif); background-repeat: repeat repeat; clear: both; height: 4px;"> </div> </div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In addition, the American Cancer Society identifies several other worrisome signs involving the breast that men as well as women should take note of. They include:</span></div> <ul class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skin dimpling or puckering</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nipple retraction</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Redness or scaling of the nipple or breast skin</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Nipple discharge</span></li> </ul> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When you consult your physician about any of these signs, expect him to take a careful history and do a physical exam. Then, depending on the findings, the doctor may order a mammogram, a biopsy, or other tests.</span></div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 2: Pain</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As they age, people often complain of increasing aches and pains. But pain, as vague as it may be, can be an early symptom of some cancers. Most pain complaints, though, are not from cancer.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Any pain that persists, according to the American Cancer Society, should be checked out by your physician. The doctor should take a careful history, get more details, and then decide whether further testing is necessary. If it's not cancer, you will still benefit from the visit to the office. That’s because the doctor can work with you to find out what's causing the pain and determine the proper treatment.</span></div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 3: Changes in the Testicles</span></span></h3> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Testicular cancer occurs most often in men aged 20 to 39. The American Cancer Society recommends that men get a testicular exam by a doctor as part of a routine cancer-related checkup. Some doctors also suggest a monthly self-exam.</span></div> <h3 style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #705e3e; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> Cancer Symptom in Men No. 3: Changes in the Testicles continued...</h3> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">Evan Y. Yu , MD, is assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington and assistant member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Yu tells WebMD that being aware of troublesome testicular symptoms between examinations is wise. "Any change in the size of the testicles, such as growth or shrinkage," Yu says, “should be a concern.”</span><br /> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In addition, any swelling, lump, or feeling of heaviness in the scrotum should not be ignored. Some testicular cancers occur very quickly. So early detection is especially crucial.  "If you feel a hard lump of coal [in your testicle], get it checked right away," Yu says. </span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor should do a testicular exam and an overall assessment of your health. If cancer is suspected, blood tests may be ordered. You may also undergo an ultrasound examination of your scrotum, and your doctor may decide to do a biopsy.A biopsy may require the removal of the entire testicle.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 4: Changes in the Lymph Nodes</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you notice a lump or swelling in the lymph nodes under your armpit or in your neck -- or anywhere else -- it could be a reason for concern, says Hannah Linden, MD. Linden is a medical oncologist and an associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is also a joint associate member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. "If you have a lymph node that gets progressively larger, and it's been longer than a month, see a doctor," she says.</span></div> <div id="remoteAd_rdr" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal;"> <div class="centerAd_r1_rdr"> <div class="centerAd_BG_fmt"> <div class="remoteAd_top_fmt"> </div> <div class="remoteAd_BG_fmt" id="remoteAd_fmt" style="width: 494px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe frameborder="0" height="1" id="remoteAd_Iframe" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://as.webmd.com/html.ng/transactionID=149538224%26tile=2100995726%26tug=%26pug=__%26site=2%26affiliate=20%26hcent=%26scent=848%26pos=5000%26xpg=2946%26sec=2952%26au1=%26au2=%26uri=%2fcancer%2ffeatures%2f15-cancer-symptoms-men-ignore%26artid=091e9c5e803dda50%26inst=0%26leaf=%26segm=0%26cc=10%26tmg=%26bc=_gen2_gen1_c50_c61_%26mcent=%26micro=%26pvid=140656410358872904" style="position: relative; right: 4px;" width="494"></iframe></span></div> <div class="remoteAd_bottom_fmt"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="moduleSpacer_rdr" style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/layout/shared/spacer.gif); background-repeat: repeat repeat; clear: both; height: 4px;"> </div> </div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor should examine you and determine any associated issues that could explain the lymph node enlargement, such as infection. If there is no infection, a doctor will typically order a biopsy.</span></div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 5: Fever</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you've got an unexplained fever, it may indicate cancer. Fever, though, might also be a sign of pneumonia or some other illness or infection that needs treatment.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Most cancers will cause fever at some point. Often, fever occurs after the cancer has spread from its original site and invaded another part of the body. Fever can also be caused by blood cancers such as lymphoma or leukemia, according to the American Cancer Society. </span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It’s best not to ignore a fever that can’t be explained. Check with your doctor to find out what might be causing the fever and to determine its proper treatment.</span></div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 6: Weight Loss Without Trying</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Unexpected weight loss is a concern, Lichtenfeld says. "Most of us don't lose weight easily." He's talking about more than simply a few pounds from a stepped up exercise program or to eating less because of a busy schedule. If a man loses more than 10% of his body weight in a time period of 3 to 6 months, it’s time to see the doctor, he says.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor should do a general physical exam, ask you questions about your diet and exercise, and ask about other symptoms. Based on that information, the doctor will decide what other tests are needed.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div class="node" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 3px 0px 10px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <br /> <h3 style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #705e3e; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> Cancer Symptom in Men No. 7: Gnawing Abdominal Pain and Depression</h3> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">“Any man (or woman) who's got a pain in the abdomen and is feeling depressed needs a checkup,” says Lichtenfeld. Experts have found a link between depression and pancreatic cancer. Other symptoms of pancreas cancer may include jaundice, a change in stool color -- often gray -- a darkening of the urine. Itching over the whole body may also occur.</span></div> <div class="subhead_fmt" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 1px 0px;"> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Expect your doctor to do a careful physical exam and take a history. The doctor should order tests such as an ultrasound, a CT scan or both, as well as other laboratory tests.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 8: Fatigue</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fatigue is another vague symptom that could point to cancer in men. But many other problems could cause fatigue as well. Like fever, fatigue can set in after the cancer has grown. But according to the American Cancer Society, it may also happen early in cancers such as leukemia, colon cancer, or stomach cancer.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you often feel extremely tired and you don’t get better with rest, check with your doctor. The doctor should evaluate the fatigue along with any other symptoms in order to determine its cause and the proper treatment.</span></div> <div id="remoteAd_rdr" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal;"> <div class="centerAd_r1_rdr"> <div class="centerAd_BG_fmt"> <div class="remoteAd_top_fmt"> </div> <div class="remoteAd_BG_fmt" id="remoteAd_fmt" style="width: 494px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe frameborder="0" height="1" id="remoteAd_Iframe" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://as.webmd.com/html.ng/transactionID=1840199662%26tile=1227895485%26tug=%26pug=__%26site=2%26affiliate=20%26hcent=%26scent=848%26pos=5000%26xpg=2946%26sec=2952%26au1=%26au2=%26uri=%2fcancer%2ffeatures%2f15-cancer-symptoms-men-ignore%26artid=091e9c5e803dda50%26inst=0%26leaf=%26segm=0%26cc=10%26tmg=%26bc=_gen2_gen1_c50_c61_%26mcent=%26micro=%26pvid=140656397228481444" style="position: relative; right: 4px;" width="494"></iframe></span></div> <div class="remoteAd_bottom_fmt"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="moduleSpacer_rdr" style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/layout/shared/spacer.gif); background-repeat: repeat repeat; clear: both; height: 4px;"> </div> </div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 9: Persistent Cough</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Coughs are expected, of course, with colds, the flu, and allergies. They are also sometimes a side effect of a medication. But a very prolonged cough -- defined as lasting more than three or four weeks -- or a change in a cough should not be ignored, says Ranit Mishori, MD, assistant professor and director of the family medicine clerkship at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. Those cough patterns warrant a visit to the doctor. They could be a symptom of cancer, or they could indicate some other problem such as chronic bronchitis or acid reflux.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor should take a careful history, examine your throat, listen to your lungs, determine their function with a spirometry test, and, if you are a smoker, order X-rays. Once the reason for the coughing is identified, the doctor will work with you to determine a treatment plan.</span></div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 10: Difficulty Swallowing</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Some men may report trouble swallowing but then ignore it, Lichtenfeld says. "Over time, they change their diet to a more liquid diet. They start to drink more soup." But swallowing difficulties, he says, may be a sign of a GI cancer, such as cancer of the esophagus.</span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><br /> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Let your doctor know if you are having trouble swallowing. Your doctor should take a careful history and possibly order a chest X-ray and a barium swallow. The doctor may also send you to a specialist for an upper GI endoscopy to examine your esophagus and upper GI tract.</span></div> </div> <div class="subhead_fmt" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 1px 0px;"> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 11: Changes in the Skin</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You should be alert to not only changes in moles -- a well-known sign of potential skin cancer -- but also changes in skin pigmentation, says Mary Daly, MD. Daly is an oncologist and head of the department of clinical genetics at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Daly also says that suddenly developing bleeding on your skin or excessive scaling are reasons to check with your doctor. It's difficult to say how long is too long to observe skin changes, but most experts say not to wait longer than several weeks.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To find out what’s causing the skin changes, your doctor should take a careful history and perform a careful physical exam. The doctor may also order a biopsy to rule out cancer.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 12: Blood Where It Shouldn't Be</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Anytime you see blood coming from a body part where you've never seen it before, see a doctor,” Lichtenfeld says. "If you start coughing up blood, spitting up blood, have blood in the bowel or in the urine, it’s time for a doctor visit.”</span></div> <div id="remoteAd_rdr" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal;"> <div class="centerAd_r1_rdr"> <div class="centerAd_BG_fmt"> <div class="remoteAd_top_fmt"> </div> <div class="remoteAd_BG_fmt" id="remoteAd_fmt" style="width: 494px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><iframe frameborder="0" height="1" id="remoteAd_Iframe" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://as.webmd.com/html.ng/transactionID=1930399305%26tile=1351208899%26tug=%26pug=__%26site=2%26affiliate=20%26hcent=%26scent=848%26pos=5000%26xpg=2946%26sec=2952%26au1=%26au2=%26uri=%2fcancer%2ffeatures%2f15-cancer-symptoms-men-ignore%26artid=091e9c5e803dda50%26inst=0%26leaf=%26segm=0%26cc=10%26tmg=%26bc=_gen2_gen1_c50_c61_%26mcent=%26micro=%26pvid=140656383829452169" style="position: relative; right: 4px;" width="494"></iframe></span></div> <div class="remoteAd_bottom_fmt"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="moduleSpacer_rdr" style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/layout/shared/spacer.gif); background-repeat: repeat repeat; clear: both; height: 4px;"> </div> </div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mishori says it’s a mistake to assume blood in the stool is simply from a hemorrhoid. "It could be colon cancer," he says.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor should ask you questions about your symptoms. The doctor may also order tests such as a colonoscopy. This is an examination of the colon using a long flexible tube with a camera on one end. The purpose of a colonoscopy is to identify any signs of cancer or precancer or identify any other causes of the bleeding.</span></div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 13: Mouth Changes</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you smoke or chew tobacco, you need to be especially alert for any white patches inside your mouth or white spots on your tongue. Those changes may indicate leukoplakia, a pre-cancerous area that can occur with ongoing irritation. This condition can progress to oral cancer.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You should report the changes to your doctor or dentist. The dentist or doctor should take a careful history, examine the changes, and then decide what other tests might be needed.</span></div> </div> <div class="subhead_fmt" style="font-weight: bold; padding: 1px 0px;"> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 14: Urinary Problems</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As men age, urinary problems become more frequent, says Yu. Those problems include the following:</span></div> <ul class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin: 5px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The urge to urinate more often,especially at night</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A sense of urgency</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A feeling of not completely emptying the bladder</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">An inability to start the urine stream</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Urine leaking when laughing or coughing</span></li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A weakening of the urine stream</span></li> </ul> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Every man will develop these problems as he gets older," Yu says. "But once you notice these symptoms, you should seek medical attention." That's especially true if the symptoms get worse.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor should do a digital rectal exam, which will tell him whether the prostate gland is enlarged or has nodules on it. The prostate gland often enlarges as a man ages. It’s most often caused by a noncancerous condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH. </span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Your doctor may discuss doing a blood test to check the level of prostate-specific antigen or PSA. 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Prostate cancer may be present even with a normal PSA level.</span></div> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <h3 style="clear: left; margin: 10px 0px 20px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Cancer Symptom in Men No. 15: Indigestion</span></span></h3> <div class="node" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Many men, especially as they get older, think "heart attack" when they get bad indigestion. But persistent indigestion may point to cancer of the esophagus, throat, or stomach. 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