What CPPS symptoms differ from prostate cancer

[RodB]

Hi

I'm 48 and first got this about 7mths back came on very sudden , fever , burning penis tip and lower left back pain that travels from front to back and feels like its burning muscle , burning pain in the left groin area and some acheing in the left testicle , all these pains are generally happening one at a time and seem to take turns at random .
I have no problems with urine frequency and dont get up through the night to go although a little slow to start and slight dribbling afterwards and some intermittant burning ( I'm glad this part has basicly gone )
Taking a crap seems to be what sets symptoms of more than anything .

These pains have been getting better at the rate of about 3% per week , by avoiding stress , walking an 1hr a day briskly with stretching and taking metamucil daily , my pains and symtoms are 20% of what they were 6mths ago .

4yrs ago I was very active and fit , had a heart rate of 56 and trained at a boxing gym 5 nights a week , then all that stopped and my work put me behind a computer for long hrs for 3yrs solid , I have gained 50 pds in weight , I feel that all the sitting and lack of exercise along with lots of stress caused all this .
My biggest problem is I live in rural Australia and have no means of PT or medical help without huge distance travel .

My main concern is Prostate Cancer , I can deal with the pains I get as they are getting better with time , I'm thinking if it was cancer that symtoms would get worse with time not better , so my question is what are the major differences with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptoms and prostate cancer .

Thanks Rod

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I'm 48 and first got this about 7mths back came on very sudden , fever , burning penis tip and lower left back pain that travels from front to back and feels like its burning muscle , burning pain in the left groin area and some acheing in the left testicle

Those are not the symptoms of prostate cancer.

At your age you should be assessed for prostate cancer with a PSA test and DRE. Here's a DRE: