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Does Blood In Urine Always Indicate Prostate Cancer?

Hi my dad is 86 years old and has had blood in his urine. The first time was four months ago, he went to dr. And the dr. Told him it could be an infection and put him on an antibiotic. Last night he had more blood went to dr. Again today and dr. Said enlarged prostate could be cancer and he should have a biopsy to go home and discuss with his family. I was wondering how worried should we be. I told dad not to panic, it s not the end and to try not to worry, cause that s def no good. The urologist said he d need a biopsy. Please advise
Wed, 31 Oct 2018
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Appearance of blood in urine could be due to many causes such as infection of kidneys, stones in the urinary tract or cancer of prostate or urinary bladder.
It certainly needs to be evaluated. Kindly complete the course of antibiotics as advised. If it is due to infection, then the symptom should subside gradually.
If bleeding continues, then he needs further evaluation like ultrasound scan and biopsy of prostate to confirm the diagnosis.
Following this, he needs to be treated accordingly.
Kindly consult Urologist in this regard for proper evaluation and management.
Hope the information provided helps.
All the best.
Regards,
Dr.Ashakiran.S.
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Does Blood In Urine Always Indicate Prostate Cancer?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Appearance of blood in urine could be due to many causes such as infection of kidneys, stones in the urinary tract or cancer of prostate or urinary bladder. It certainly needs to be evaluated. Kindly complete the course of antibiotics as advised. If it is due to infection, then the symptom should subside gradually. If bleeding continues, then he needs further evaluation like ultrasound scan and biopsy of prostate to confirm the diagnosis. Following this, he needs to be treated accordingly. Kindly consult Urologist in this regard for proper evaluation and management. Hope the information provided helps. All the best. Regards, Dr.Ashakiran.S.