resorting to the emotional memory of the man s who lived that time, born the toe of the Prostate Cancer prevention campaign and the not, campaign donated and created by the Agency Kinder+Lab, and whose objective is to remind men older than 50 years performing preventative against skin cancer examination.
Prostate cancer is the second most common in males and from age 50 the chance of getting it increases rapidly. Search it in time allows much more effective treatment, with high probability of cure.
Each year nearly 2 thousand men die by this pathology, becoming the second leading cause of death by cancer among the male population.
While prostate cancer cannot be prevented, detected at an early stage allows much more effective treatment, with high probability of cure. “For this reason is so relevant screening, especially considering that it does not produce detectable symptoms in its initial stage”, emphasizes the medical Chief of the urology service of the Cognac Dr. Cristian Acevedo and adds “a cancer discovered in his early It may be so small in size, that could only be cured with radiotherapy or surgery.”
The vast majority of cases of prostate cancer are recorded over the 65 years, so from the 50 it is important that men do an annual checkup. Those with direct family history with this disease have a higher risk, so it is advisable to start the revisions to the 45.
The check becomes relevant, moreover, considering that this disease does not show detectable symptoms in its early stages, so it is difficult that a man note itself only. However, there is a quick test of prostate symptoms that can guide a patient if you must go to the urologist. If more than 8 points are obtained by adding the answers, consult a doctor, always considering that these symptoms do not necessarily imply that he has prostate cancer.
For that there is the Test of prostate symptoms (IPSS), which can deliver the first signs of a possible anomaly in this gland.
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