What is prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor involving the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is generally slow growing and often does not show signs or symptoms in early stages. It is seen more often in men over the age of 50
How do members experience prostate cancer?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with prostate cancer*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for prostate cancer*
*Data from patients with prostate cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with prostate cancer*
*Data from patients with prostate cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has prostate cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 3 | |
20s | 44 | |
30s | 83 | |
40s | 61 | |
50s | 154 | |
60s | 417 | |
70+ | 816 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 1,453 | |
Female | 84 |
Talk to people with prostate cancer
1,757
1K+
members say they have this condition