Tabúes and Fear Remain Barriers in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer in Mexico · Global Voices

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Ciudad Victoria, Tam. Tamaulipas recorded a slight increase in cases of prostate cancer in the first five months of the year, when 48 patients with malignant tumor were confirmed until the end of May, the federal General Directorate of Epidemiology (DGE) reported. The number of people diagnosed is ten percent higher than those accumulated in the same period last year, when 44 patients with this disease had been confirmed; while at the national l…

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In Mexico, taboos, fear and shame continue to be barriers in the fight against prostate cancer, a disease that causes more than 7,000 deaths every year.The entry One in six Mexicans is at risk of prostate cancer was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.

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Older adults in Tijuana talk about their experience with prostate exams. Many men avoid these tests out of embarrassment, which delays diagnoses and increases cancer mortality.

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Every June 11, World Prostate Cancer Day is celebrated in order to remove the taboo and raise awareness about this disease originating from a gland the size of a nut located under the bladder in men. This is the fourth most common cancer worldwide, and in Mexico it is estimated that every year more than 25 thousand new cases are diagnosed, and more than 7,500 people lose their lives because of this disease, according to the National Cancer Insti…

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In the context of the World Day to Fight Prostate Cancer that is remembered every June 11, the mutualist CAMEDUR published on the Facebook platform a call to prevention under the slogan: "Do the annual checkup. It is simple. It is fast. It is vital." The campaign seeks to promote annual checkups among men in the center of the country, remembering that this type of cancer usually advances without symptoms to critical stages. Prostate cancer does …

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Last year there were 186 deaths due to this condition, which affects more people over 70 years of age. RADIO FORMULA SONORA In 2025, male health continues to be a taboo issue and unfortunately that translates into deaths and diseases. In the framework of the “World Day of Prostate Cancer”, activist Guillermo Moreno Ríos said it is important to generate awareness about the risks of not detecting it in time.