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Macmillan and Cancerbackup merged in 2008. Together we provide free, high quality information for people affected by cancer through our publications, website and phone service. Find out more| .
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Although the PSA test| may help to detect a cancer early, there is no certainty that treating early prostate cancers helps men live any longer. Most men with early prostate cancer will not die as a result of it; this is particularly true of men in their 70s or 80s, or with a slow-growing cancer.
It is also worth bearing in mind that if you have surgery| or radiotherapy| (the two main treatments for early prostate cancer), there can be effects such as erection problems, leaking of urine (incontinence) or damage to the rectum (back passage).
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