Fatores de risco associados ao câncer de próstata.

Abstract

Introduction: Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor characterized by slow growth, affecting the bladder functions of man. Globally this type of cancer is the sixth most common type. In Brazil, it is the second most common among men getting behind the nonmelanoma skin cancer, accounted for the second highest cause of death by cancer, since the first is lung cancer. Objective: To investigate the risk factors associated with prostate cancer in men suffering from this disease in the city of Santa Cruz, Paraíba (PB). Material and Methods: Study of exploratory, cross-sectional, quantitative approach with qualitative data which were obtained through field research. The research will be conducted in the homes of men in treatment of this disease, the aforementioned city, with the inclusion criteria, agree to participate spontaneously Search, aged less than 40 years of age. Results: were analyzed and tabulated in a spreadsheet in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, and tables to eat discursion according to related literature. Conclusion: Stood out as risk factors associated with prostate cancer in this study, age, predominantly 71-80 years (37%); family history of prostate cancer, father (28%), uncle (9%), brother (5%); consumption of red meat (65%), smoking (85% ever smoked and still smokes 7%) and alcoholism (79%). We observed that low demand of men to health facilities for disease prevention, lack of knowledge about the pathology in these screen can also be associated with the risk factors for prostate cancer.