Prostate Screening: Motivating Factors and Barriers: The Prostate Cancer menace: Awareness and Barriers to Prevention and Early Detection

Baba, David

ISBN 10: 3847379828 / ISBN 13: 9783847379829

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prostate Screening: Motivating Factors and Barriers: The Prostate Cancer menace: Awareness and Barriers to Prevention and Early Detection
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3847379828
• ISBN 13: 9783847379829
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Prostate Cancer is the second most common cancer that affect men after lung cancer. The cause of prostate cancer is largely unknown but the risk of developing it increases after the ages of 50 and 40 years among Whites and Blacks respectively. Prostate cancer develops very slowly, takes several years to manifest and often spreads to other parts of the body with very low cure rates by the time of diagnosis. Actually, most men die with this cancer and not of it. The survival rate of prostate cancer is between 5 and 10 years for all stages of the disease. Early detection of prostate cancer before it becomes clinically significant, markedly improves cure rates. Two screenings for prostate cancer; Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)test are recommended annually for men 40 years and older for early detection and prevention of prostate cancer. Diet low in fat, high in vegetables and fruits, avoiding excessive meat eating and alcohol abuse may reduce a man's risk of prostate cancer. Your health care provider can give you more information about prostate screening and prevention of prostate cancer.

About the Author

SRN, M Phil, B/A, Ghana. The Author is a M Phil nursing graduate of The University of Ghana. From 2006 to 2008, he taught Medical-Surgical Nursing and Psychology at Kumasi Nursing and Midwifery Training College. He is currently a lecturer and researcher at Garden City University College,Department of Nursing Kumasi.