((((((ULTIMATE HEALTH ))))) With Nortey Dua When was the last time you heard mention of PROSTATE CANCER?!! Did it send shivers down your spine? How did you respond to the information? Do you really know what PROSTATE CANCER is? What are the risk factors, screening & diagnostic methods? Are there signs or symptoms? Most important of all, WHO IS AT RISK? Are YOU at risk? Can Prostate Cancer be cured? SHOCKING STATISTICS!!! # Ghana has one of the highest prevalence rates of prostate cancer worldwide. According to the post-graduate thesis of Ralph Obu, Founder of Men’s Health Foundation, a prostate care organisation, eight out of 10 Ghanaian men would be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. # As at 2007, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital revealed that the Ghana had exceeded the global average of 170 men out of every 100,000, recording a prevalence of 200 men out of every 100,000. # A global cancer database compiled in 2010 for the International Agency for Research on Cancer indicated that Ghana records an estimated number of 921 new prostate cancer cases every year while an estimated prostate cancer related death of 758 deaths are recorded every year. PROSTATE CANCER develops from the growth of cancerous cells within the prostate gland in males. Prostate cancers usually do not have any symptoms in the early stages. Early cases are either diagnosed because the physician performs a digital rectal exam (DRE) and feels an abnormality in the gland, or because the PSA BLOOD TEST is used to screen for the cancer. The presence of symptoms usually indicates advanced disease. Indeed, information on PROSTATE CANCER is essential for everyone, especially men. Most cases are detected at an advanced stage in men who are unaware they have the disease. Screening and early, conclusive diagnosis is therefore a crucial pillar in the treatment and management of prostate cancer. it is also important to know which treatment modalities are effective and available in Ghana. Are chemotherapy and radiotherapy the best options? Can Prostate Cancer be cured? Join Nortey Dua & Dr Clement Edusa (Clinical Oncologist - Sweden Ghana Medical Centre) Gershon Sekley (CEO/Consultant Biomedical Scientist G2 Laboratories) on Ultimate Health at 2.05pm . Todays program will focus on the treatment and management of Prostate Cancer. > Send your questions, concerns and experiences on PROSTATE CANCER by txt to 1422, on Facebook/Joy99.7 and Whatsapp 0244340437. > ULTIMATE HEALTH, YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO HEALTHY LIVING! Every Tuesday @ 2.05pm with NORTEY DUA. Ultimate Health - INFORMING & TRANSFORMING LIVES!!! > ULTIMATE HEALTH is proudly sponsored by PEPSODENT , LIFEBUOY SOAP, and SAMALIN SYRUP.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:42:27 +0000
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