Introduction:

in Cuba, prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men.

Objective:

systematize the essential theoretical bases that sustain the self-preparation of the medical student and the general practitioner for their participation in the prevention, early diagnosis and management of the patient with prostate cancer.

Method:

in the Faculty of Medicine of Guantánamo, between September and December 2018; a search was made in the electronic databases through the Google Scholar metasearch engine.

Results:

a monograph was prepared on the current considerations on prostate cancer at the level of medical students and general practitioner that contained the following nuclei of knowledge: definition, pathophysiology, etiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Conclusions:

the clinical expression of this cancer is diverse and precise biomarkers are not yet available for its diagnosis, which makes it essential for general practitioners to be able to contribute efficiently to its prevention and early clinical diagnosis in order to ensure the patient a greater chance of cure and survival.

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