/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_1f551ea7087a47f39ead75f64041559a/internal_photos/bs/2023/o/f/PWy6jxSeCxux1GWVkI0g/favicon.png){kind=small}
/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_59edd422c0c84a879bd37670ae4f538a/internal_photos/bs/2021/H/w/YbA657S3aYVfC0P9wboQ/g1-favicon.png){kind=small}
/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_da025474c0c44edd99332dddb09cabe8/internal_photos/bs/2023/1/X/nkkB7tSdirnIUbGhakCQ/favicon-o-globo.png){kind=small}
Overview
- São José dos Campos will hold the Dia Azul event on November 19 at Parque Vicentina Aranha from 8 a.m. to noon, offering screenings, education, and men's health services.
- Municipal protocols allow annual PSA testing for men aged 50 and over through UBS nursing consultations, with biopsy referrals and follow-up coordinated by the Previna program.
- City data show 247 new prostate cancer cases in 2024 and 204 cases diagnosed through October 2025 in São José dos Campos, with 18 patients currently awaiting surgery.
- Hospital de Esperança in Presidente Prudente reported more than 960 missed oncology exam appointments by men over four recent months; in October there were 1,313 attendances and 265 no-shows, about 17%.
- The Health Ministry identifies prostate cancer as the second most common cancer in Brazilian men and often silent early, with experts citing lifestyle risks and a large European study reporting a 13% mortality reduction with PSA screening.