Prostate HealthPresented by: Sandra Finnigan and Fernando Velasquez

Major Points of Emphasis

1. Anatomy Of Prostate, Location2. Effects Of Aging On The Prostate3. Prostate Health Problems4. Signs & Symptoms5. Benefits Of Prostate Screening6. 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?

• Treated with antibiotics

Signs & Symptoms

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

•Prostate Specific Antigen Testing (PSA)

•Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)

Best To Catch Early

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 ResourcesProvide preventive health care services at low costs

Heartland Health Center•Chicago:

• Rogers Park • Lincoln Square

Uptown Clinic•ChicagoACCESS 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.