Significant Health Issue
Walden University
May 30,2012
Walter Buchanan
Nurs-6150-37

Purpose The purpose of this report is to identify a particular health issue and the significance of this health issue to a said population or community. I will identify the number of people affected by this health issue, complications from this condition and the cost of services. Further I will propose the challenges and the benefit this health issue propose to this population and the reason why this health issue is important to them.
Overview
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in in the prostate gland which is a gland in the, male reproductive system. Most prostate cancer is slow growing. Prostate cancer tends to develop in men over fifty and is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in men. Prostate cancer is a serious health problem that affects thousands of men and their families. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in men and one in six can expect a diagnosis in their lifetime. Most men do not know what prostate is and does. The number two threat to men is cancer and various types of cancer are of particular cancer including lung, skin, prostate and colon rectal cancer as men get older men’s health concerns are likely to change. According to the American Cancer Society more than twenty five percent of men in their sixties with cancer are unaware that they have prostate cancer. If metastasize liver metastasis can predict a shorter overall survivor rate in men with prostate cancer. The economy of burden from prostate cancer is also an area to acknowledge. Variation in cost may show variations attributed to difference in incidence and management. Factors contributing per patient cost are cancer stages at diagnosis, survival and choice of treatment. Although mortality rate is declining cost are expected to rise due to