November is the time of the Movember movement, which encourages growing a mustache during the month to raise awareness of men’s health issues, like those involving the prostate.
Prostate cancer affects more than 250,000 people in the U.S. with about 60% of cases diagnosed in people over 65.
Problems with a man’s prostate can cause a tough time emptying the bladder and a need to go more frequently. Infections of the prostate are also common and can have similar symptoms, which is why it’s important to share information with your health care team.
Even though those symptoms can be embarrassing for some patients, Dr. Matthew Tollefson, a Mayo Clinic urologic oncologist, says it’s important to see a health care professional.
“There’s no reason to really suffer and go through side effects of progression and that type of thing when, really, these things are generally very well-treated and with very little side effect,” says Dr. Tollefson.
