A physician and public health nurses provide physical examinations, immunizations, screenings for vision, hearing, anemia, and lead levels as well as consultations about growth and development. Home visits are completed by a public health nurse or social worker to the home bound elderly or chronically ill through the Pascack Valley Community Development Grant. These clients may not be receiving any services through third party reimbursement. Referrals can be made by physicians, family, friends, or community nurses for the home bound individual. During 2000, approximately 180,400 new cases will be diagnosed, and 31,900 men will die in the United States from prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer.
This cancer is more common among men with a family history of prostate cancer. African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world. Their death rate from the disease is twice that of white men. The American Cancer Society recommends the following guidelines for early detection of prostate cancer. Factors to consider include your overall health and life expectancy.