A 50-year-old male client asks the nurse what signs he should look for with prostate cancer. How would the nurse respond?
A) "An early sign of prostate cancer is blood in the urine."
B) "An early sign of prostate cancer is swelling of the testicles."
C) "Early cancer of the prostate does not usually produce symptoms."
D) "The first sign of prostate cancer is frequent urinary tract infections."
C
Feedback:
Early cancer of the prostate does not usually produce symptoms. The first signs of prostatic cancer, if any, typically involve difficulty in voiding, which occurs owing to the position of the prostate gland surrounding the urethra and subsequent obstruction of urethral patency.
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