Transcript Prostate Health - Heartland Alliance

Prostate Health
Presented by: Sandra Finnigan and
Fernando Velasquez
Major Points of Emphasis
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Anatomy Of Prostate, Location
Effects Of Aging On The Prostate
Prostate Health Problems
Signs & Symptoms
Benefits Of Prostate Screening
Important Information To Share With Your
Doctor
Who has a prostate?
Men Do…
This is a Male Health Concern
What is the prostate?
&
Where is it located?
Close up of
prostate gland
Aging & Prostate Changes
What are the signs &
symptoms of prostate
problems?
Signs & Symptoms of Prostate
Problems
Can you name any
prostate health
problems?
Top Prostate Health Problems
•Prostatitis
•Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
•Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis
• Inflammation of the prostate
• Commonly caused by infection
What are some possible signs
& symptoms?
Signs & Symptoms
• Treated with antibiotics
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• Prostate gland enlargement
• Cause is unknown
What are some
possible signs &
symptoms?
Signs & Symptoms
Treatment
Available
Prostate Cancer
• Cancer of the prostate
• Cause is unknown
• Aging is a major
risk factor
Bladder
Prostate
Signs
&
Symptoms
Treatment available
Early Signs & Symptoms
No symptoms
Best To Catch Early
•Prostate Specific Antigen Testing (PSA)
•Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)
Yearly Screening
High Risk begin at age 40
Low Risk begin at age 50
Prevention
Doctor Communication
What information should you share?
When & what tests should be done?
Share Symptoms
Ask for yearly PSA and DRE testing
to be done at age 40, for high risk,
or at age 50.
Available Resources
Provide preventive health care services at low costs
Heartland Health Center
•Chicago:
• Rogers Park
• Lincoln Square
Uptown Clinic
•Chicago
ACCESS Clinic
•Evanston
•Chicago:
• Rogers Park
A Family Issue
When should yearly prostate
screening begin?
High Risk?
Low Risk?
Questions
November 2010
PowerPoint Presentation by Sandra Finnigan and Fernando Velasquez
University of Illinois at Chicago Nursing Students
The collaboration between the UIC College of Nursing and the Heartland Alliance
organization was made possible with funding from the Office of Refugee
Resettlement, Department of Health and Human Services provided to the Illinois
Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Human Services.