The main symptoms of prostate cancer are problems with passing urine. This may include needing to go more often, dribbling of urine, difficulty starting to pass urine and sometimes seeing blood in the urine. But, these are also symptoms of much commoner, non-cancerous conditions, of the prostate. So having these problems doesn't usually mean you have a cancer.

It is important for your father to go to see his family doctor (GP) for a check up.

The GP will ask your father about his symptoms and examine him. Usually the examination would include a rectal examination, where the doctor puts a finger in his back passage to feel his prostate gland. The doctor may also discuss with your father whether he should have a blood test called the PSA test.