2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71672011000200027
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Fatores de risco e medidas de prevenção do câncer de próstata: subsídios para a enfermagem

Abstract: A reflexive article about risk factors and prostate cancer prevention actions is presented to contribute to the approach of men, especially during nursing consultation. Increasing age, ethnical origin and heredity are potential risk factors. Low-fat diet and a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains and others, are related as capable of potentially minimize the risks. Finasteride, a drug that is inhibitor of 5 alpha-reductase has been studied as a risk reducer. Investigating the disease by measuring l… Show more

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“…Em geral, os homens vivem sete anos a menos do que as mulheres e são mais acometidos por doenças do coração, diabetes, câncer, hipercolesterolemia e hipertensão arterial (16) . Diante deste quadro, o importante é que os profissionais da saúde fiquem atentos aos problemas gerais e específicos que podem acometer a população masculina e suas necessidades de cuidados, seguindo as políticas nacionais auxiliadoras do seu exercício profissional.…”
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“…Em geral, os homens vivem sete anos a menos do que as mulheres e são mais acometidos por doenças do coração, diabetes, câncer, hipercolesterolemia e hipertensão arterial (16) . Diante deste quadro, o importante é que os profissionais da saúde fiquem atentos aos problemas gerais e específicos que podem acometer a população masculina e suas necessidades de cuidados, seguindo as políticas nacionais auxiliadoras do seu exercício profissional.…”
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“…In Brazil, this type of cancer has greater incidence in the Midwest Region followed by the Southern Region. Risk factors have not been conclusively established although studies point to age, hereditary factors and dark skin as potential players in the development of the disease (Medeiros et al, 2011). Colon and rectum cancers appeared as the third most frequent cancers.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To do this, there was set up to NiAMHP, which directed the focus of attention of professionals to the most common disorders in the male population, especially in relation to prostate cancer. This disease is the sixth most common malignancy in the world in number of new cases, the third most common cancer in the male population and more neoplasia presented by european men, American and some parts of Africa [3,6,8,10].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This cancer can be detected early and simply in a Family Health Strategy (FHS), through the evaluation of the prostate with the digital rectal exams and the serum levels of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%