Nightly bathroom habit was missed sign of common men's cancer: 'I didn't know'

A begetter was diagnosed with prostate crab aft chalking his nightly bath trips up to drinking excessively overmuch fluid earlier bed, arsenic reported by SWNS.

"I would aftermath up successful the mediate of the nighttime and spell to the loo a mates of times, but I ne'er thought excessively overmuch of it," Ed Matthews, who lives successful London, told the quality outlet.

Matthews wrote disconnected the aboriginal informing signs — until helium received a shocking diagnosis successful April 2025.

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The avid golfer and skier said helium felt "fit and healthy" erstwhile helium went successful for a regular wellness cheque provided by his leader past April.

There, helium underwent a prostate-specific antigen test, which showed a speechmaking of 4.2. (Traditionally, a PSA level nether 4.0 ng/mL is considered "normal.")

As an enthusiastic golfer and skier, Matthews said helium felt "fit and healthy" erstwhile helium went for a regular wellness cheque provided by his leader past April. (Ed Matthews / SWNS)

While the fig was somewhat higher than normal, doctors considered it "nothing excessively alarming." They did, however, notation Matthews to a urologist arsenic a precaution.

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When an MRI scan produced inconclusive results, Matthews underwent a biopsy. Less than 3 weeks aft helium went for the archetypal check-up, helium was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Matthews plans to tally the London Marathon successful 2 months, on with his daughter, for Prostate Cancer UK to rise consciousness of the disease. (Ed Matthews / SWNS)

"From being a acceptable quality being each your life, your world’s turned upside down," helium told SWNS, adding that it felt arsenic though he’d been thrown into a "world of pain."

"It was an affectional daze … No 1 ever wants to beryllium told they’ve got cancer."

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Matthews underwent robotic country to region his prostate past July, and tests since past haven’t shown immoderate traces of cancer.

"I ne'er had immoderate issues with blood, but it was astir a twelvemonth oregon 18 months of going to the toilet much frequently," helium said.

"Your world’s turned upside down."

Matthews said helium "didn’t truly know" what the prostate was earlier receiving his diagnosis.

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The prostate is simply a small, firm, partially muscular gland that helps marque up the antheral reproductive system, according to Cleveland Clinic's website.

For each 100 American males, 13 volition make prostate crab astatine immoderate constituent successful their lives, the supra root stated. Approximately 35,770 radical successful the U.S. dice from the illness each year.

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Matthews is present readying to tally the London Marathon for Prostate Cancer UK to rise awareness.

Matthews says helium has encouraged others successful his ain beingness to get tested aft his harrowing experience. (Ed Matthews / SWNS)

"I was precise unfastened and honorable and told radical what happened, and I deliberation that’s caused a batch of people, friends, connections to spell disconnected and get tested," helium told SWNS.

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Early-stage prostate crab seldom causes symptoms. However, arsenic the illness progresses, changes see a frequent, sometimes urgent, request to urinate, particularly astatine night. Other signs see anemic urine flow, travel that starts and stops, and humor erstwhile utilizing the restroom, per Cleveland Clinic.

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Experts counsel radical experiencing immoderate of these symptoms to interaction their healthcare provider.