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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain in lower back
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*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.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for prostate cancer*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
38
Tried for
prostate cancer
(7)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
23
Tried for
prostate cancer
(3)
Type
Procedures
How many have tried
102
Tried for
prostate cancer
(3)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
29
Tried for
prostate cancer
(2)
*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*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for prostate cancer (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
prostate cancer
(7)
Treatment
Prostatectomy
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
prostate cancer
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
prostate cancer
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
for prostate cancer (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
prostate cancer
(3)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
prostate cancer
(2)
*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 | 48 | |
| 30s | 82 | |
| 40s | 62 | |
| 50s | 158 | |
| 60s | 414 | |
| 70+ | 828 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1,466 | |
| Female | 84 |
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