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05/20/2013
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Marcelo Brandão
Brazil Agency reporter
Brasilia - The Brazilian Society of Urology (SBU) will have the support of the Social Affairs Committee (CAS) Senate campaign in promoting cancer Dick Zero and November Blue on prostate cancer. The partnership was agreed in open court on Thursday (16). The urgency of the warnings that men begin to pay more attention to health is necessary, according to the chairman of the SBU, Aguinaldo Nardi.
"In 2007 there were 16 million visits to the gynecologist, while 2 million people were treated by urologists, who also meet women. The man is afraid to diagnose diseases, so do not do regular monitoring of their health. One in six men will have prostate cancer and 1 every 36 will die of the disease, "said Nardi.
The technical coordinator of Men's Health, the Ministry of Health, Eduardo Chakora said that many diseases could be prevented if men seek health centers frequently, but they are reluctant to seek preventive actions. One of the main barriers for treatment comes from the idea that being a man is to be strong, and that disease is a sign of weakness.
In his presentation to parliamentarians, Nardi revealed that 43% of men never went to the urologist and penile cancer causes thousand amputations per year in Brazil. "The commission calls for responsibility, along with the Ministry of Health and organized society, working to raise awareness of cancer of the penis. These data are a disgrace, "said Senator Waldemir Moka (PMDB-MS).
Prostate cancer is the most common among men and, according to data from the National Cancer Institute (INCA), the number of polio cases has exceeded 60,000 in 2012. The prostate is a male gland about the size of a chestnut and is located in the lower abdomen, just below the bladder. Like the other tests fail to reach the region, with rectal doctor can identify increased, disorder or hardening of the region.
The main symptoms of prostate cancer include difficulty urinating, little urine, painful ejaculation, pain in bone and blood in the urine or semen. Because the symptoms do not appear in many men, most believe that it has nothing and not go to the doctor, which leads to late diagnosis, the tumor in advanced stage. Treatment depends on the evaluation of disease, varying from person to person and may even reach the removal of the gland.
Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment to provide cure in 90% of cases of prostate cancer. The recommendation of the Ministry of Health is taking the exam in the range 50 to 75 years, due to the fact that the low rate of disease among men younger than 50 years.
Editing: Andréa Quintiere
Source: Agency Brazil
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