Prostate cancer symptoms develop slowly and can go unnoticed for many years.
But once the prostate becomes large enough to affect the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis, symptoms become apparent.
Passing urine more often is just one of the issues that can occur, but the disease can also be identified by certain colour urine.
Although it’s a rare occurrence, red urine (having blood in your urine) can indicate the disease. Blood can also be present in semen.
There are five other signs to watch out for linked to urination.
Passing urine more often
You might find you need to empty your bladder more than normal during the day.
Getting up in the night
You may be getting up a few times in the night to empty your bladder.
Difficulty passing urine
It might be harder to empty your bladder than normal. This is called urinary hesitancy.
The charity explains: “It might be difficult to start emptying your bladder or the flow might be weaker.
“You might be straining to pass urine. Or it might stop and start when you do go.”
Urgency
You might often have a sudden strong urge to empty your bladder. And you may need to rush to the toilet.
Leaking urine
You might find that you leak a little after passing urine.
Other symptoms of prostate cancer that can occur include blood in urine or semen – though this is rare – and erection problems – but this is uncommon.
Many men could confuse an enlarged prostate with one of the symptoms of prostate cancer.
But how can you tell the difference and are you more likely to get prostate cancer with an enlarged prostate?
The prostate is a small gland, located in the pelvis, between the penis and bladder.
It’s supposed to be about the shape and size of a walnut, and as well as letting urine flow out of the body, it secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm.
The medical term for an enlarged prostate is benign prostatic enlargement.
If the prostate becomes enlarged, it can place pressure on the bladder and urethra, affecting how you pee.
According to the NHS, this can cause difficulty starting to pee, a frequent need to pee, and difficulty fully emptying your bladder.