Might fatigue be a symptom of prostate cancer?

Never heard anyone complain about it…..but

Yes, untreated prostate cancer can cause fatigue, especially in more advanced stages, as the body uses energy to fight the dis-ease. Cancer cells can drain energy, and the cancer itself can affect hormone levels, leading to extreme tiredness. Fatigue is often accompanied by other symptoms like unintentional weight loss, pain, and general weakness.

well before I was diagnosed, I did experience light times of fatigue...which is discounted as just my age and hard workout..etc..but many cancers CAN cause fatigue which can easily be overlooked...and my exp with PC- which I thought I would never get- is cancer symptoms can be subtle.. but they are there..as you get older, prob good to get a very thorough physical every yr with PSA test and other bloodwork..and if you afford a PET scan, that will tell you if there is cancer anywhere in your body ( usually)

@xahnegrey40
Thanks for that.
Two questions:
1. Why in the world did you think you would never get cancer? It seems to be something of a random occurrence (bracha gene aside), doesn't it ?
2. Okay, maybe I'm being too lazy here to do a search, but is there such as thing as a PET scan that looks for ANY kind of cancer?! I mean, I know that the PSMA scan that we're familiar with just looks specifically for prostate antigens.
That sounds a little, I dunno, almost Star Trekian...

@sandguy
I have always taken pretty good care of myself ( and a doc in Houston told me yrs ago that my prostate was small and firm and I would prob never have any prostate problems !) and have a fridge full of vitamin supplements...which I find ironic ...I HOPED I would never get any cancer as I have seen it up close ( twin sister, older sister and father all died from cancers) but as we get older, cancers do seem to find us, as it is a disease of cell replication gone awry..as for PET scans see below..
What PET scans see
Broad-purpose PET scans: These can detect many types of cancer by highlighting cells that are very active, such as lung, brain, and colorectal cancer. They can also be used to check for a recurrence of cancer, evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, or determine if cancer has spread.
Prostate-specific PET scans: A PSMA PET scan uses a special tracer that attaches to prostate cancer cells, making them highly visible on the scan. This is considered a significant advancement for finding prostate cancer anywhere in the body, even at very low PSA levels.

Vitamin supplements or special diets can't protect us from prostate cancer, sadly, though a healthy lifestyle is helpful for other reasons (including putting us in a better position to tolerate strong cancer treatments, which in turn, gives us a better chance of survival).

This got me thinking and I’m gonna share it with the whole group also.
The problem with symptoms is they are very vague. I mean, what is “fatigue”?

I work out and get tired.
My job can be very physical at times and wear me out.
My job can also be very boring, lots of windshield time, makes me tired, especially on sunny days.
The rare time I watch tv during the day, I sometimes get sleepy.
…But I recover from each and every one easily. I may have to fight staying awake at work, but as soon as I’m out of the truck, I’m totally fine.

I can give dozens of examples and I’m sure others could too. But what exactly does disease related fatigue look like?
And not just fatigue, many symptoms are vague.

@asgmiami1
Symptoms are vague because they vary so much.

I was working with one guy who would wake up in the morning and have to go back to sleep for three hours because he was so tired. He was heavily into woodworking, but he would be too tired to do it a lot of of the time.

Other people feel the fatigue most of the day, Though actually doing exercises can offset the fatigue.

Some people have a great amount of fatigue in the afternoon or early evening and need to go to sleep.

There’s just a wide range of symptoms.