More than half of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men 65 years of age or older, although the group with the highest mortality is those over 74 years of age. Urologist Johanna Arias, who is part of the Cancer Prevention Clinic, invited men to go to specialized medical consultations to have tests such as prostate antigen and digital rectal examination from the age of 40
November is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the month with the highest incidence and mortality in the country. The Venezuelan Anticancer Society (SAV) reported on Tuesday 8 that 23 new cases are diagnosed every day and 10 men die in the country as a result of this disease.
In a press conference, the president of the SAV, Dr. Cono Gumina, explained that more than 3,700 men die annually in Venezuela from prostate cancer, while more than 8,200 diagnoses are registered each year, an average of 23 new cases per year. day, according to the company’s estimates for 2021.
“Public health policies are not geared towards screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer (…) We are not doing things right,” said the president of the SAV.
More than half of the cases are diagnosed in men 65 years of age or older, although the group with the highest mortality is those over 74 years of age.
Of 639 consultations of patients who attended for the first time or for controls in the Urology service of the Cancer Prevention Clinic of the Anticancer Society, 33 biopsies were performed, of which 15 were positive for prostate cancer between January and October 2022 This represents 45.45% of the studies carried out.
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For Michelina Cipriani, deputy director of the Anticancer Society health center, it is a worrying number “because the difference between positive and negative biopsies is almost nothing.” 18% of the cases treated in October reported having prostate adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer that occurs in glandular cells, in this case of the prostate.
Urologist Johanna Arias, who is part of the Cancer Prevention Clinic, invited men to go to specialized medical consultations to have tests such as prostate antigen and digital rectal examination from the age of 40.
Arias also recalled the need to rule out other types of cancer such as testicular cancer, which affects men between 15 and 35 years of age. He recommended exercising, quitting tobacco use, maintaining a healthy weight and eating properly to lower cancer risks in men.
During November, the SAV Cancer Prevention Clinic in downtown Caracas will have the promotion of prostate antigen (PSA and Free) at 17 dollars, prostate echo at 15 dollars and testicular echo at 15 dollars. For more information call 0424-2098570 or search on Instagram @societyancancerosavzla.
#8Nov In the blue month @SAncancerosa will carry out a series of activities to promote men’s health and early diagnosis of prostate cancer. On November 27 will be the Emilio Lovera Show, at the Pestana hotel, to raise funds for the SAV.@FMCenterNews pic.twitter.com/1nqbnBgyZw
— Vanessa Garcia (@vanessajgarcian) November 8, 2022
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