PMPR AND PREVENTION OF PROSTATE CANCER

Abstract

The Military Police of Paraná (PMPR) has been requiring several periodic exams for the promotion of state military personnel, but the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) exam, which is extremely important for detecting inflammation and prostate cancer, is not on its list. Prostate cancer is the most common among men in Brazil, reaching alarming numbers with more than 71,000 deaths in Brazil annually. If detected early, the chances of a cure are undoubtedly increased, improving the person's quality of life and longevity. Medical assistance has been available in PMPR since 1956, programs were adopted such as lectures and preventive consultations, however, online lectures must be adopted to encompass all state military personnel due to the large number and distance that all military personnel are spread across the state of Paraná, to have an idea of ​​the care that must be taken with the prostate and break the stigma of the disease that is popularly known and implement the PSA exam in the annual exams for promotion.