EVALUATION OF SERUM LEVEL OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN IN MALES IN CORBÉLIA PR BRAZIL

Authors

  • Fernanda Ludovico Stefanello Faculdade Assis Gurgacz
  • Leyde Daiane de Peder Faculdade Assis Gurgacz e Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Claudinei Mesquita da Silva Faculdade Assis Gurgacz

Keywords:

Prostate Specific Antigen, Cancer, Prevention, Prostate.

Abstract

Current research evaluates blood level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in males in Corbélia PR Brazil, and takes into consideration individual characteristics and prevention measures with regard to prostate cancer. Representative sample, calculated by ?n+1, randomly comprised 52 males to whom total PSA dose was applied. A second sample comprised 347 patients, the total of all PSA tests performed between January and September 2013 by the same laboratory. Only one case in the first sample revealed PSA alteration (PSA > 4 ng/mL). Questionnaire showed that approximately 70% of the patients had never been toque-tested and 13.3% had prostate cancer in the family, making the situation more serious. The second population under analysis revealed significant alterations in PSA rates in 7% of patients. Statistically positive co-relationship (p<0.001) was obtained when age and antigen levels were evaluated. Although PSA and the toque tests are clinically useful, lack of awareness exists in the general population which does not comply with basic prevention measures that would make early detection viable.

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Author Biographies

Fernanda Ludovico Stefanello, Faculdade Assis Gurgacz

Acadêmica do curso de Farmácia, Faculdade Assis Gurgacz – FAG, Cascavel - PR.

Leyde Daiane de Peder, Faculdade Assis Gurgacz e Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Farmacêutica; Mestre pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP; Docente do curso de Farmácia da Faculdade Assis Gurgacz – FAG, Cascavel - PR e do curso de Farmácia da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE - PR.

Claudinei Mesquita da Silva, Faculdade Assis Gurgacz

Farmacêutico; Mestre pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP; Docente do curso de Farmácia da Faculdade Assis Gurgacz – FAG, Cascavel - PR

Published

2014-03-25

How to Cite

Stefanello, F. L., Peder, L. D. de, & Silva, C. M. da. (2014). EVALUATION OF SERUM LEVEL OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN IN MALES IN CORBÉLIA PR BRAZIL. Saúde E Pesquisa, 7(1). Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/3334

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