Student Corner
To screen or not to screen: Cancer of the prostate
Heather Huntington
Third year nursing student, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, VIC
PP: 127 - 130
Abstract
Prostatic cancer is a leading cause of mortality in Australian males and yet screening programs are accorded a low priority by the health professions.
Literature to date suggests that there are strong cultural taboos to the effective implementation of a national screening program. Comparisons are made with screening programs for breast and cervical cancer, currently available to Australian women.
Keywords
cancer screening, men's health, health promotion, health resource allocation, prostate, prostatic neoplasms, occupational health nursing, genitalia male
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