Keywords
Man
Prostate cancer
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Abstract
Analyze the factors related to man's refusal to perform the exam based on a literature review. This study is based on an integrative research, using the electronic databases: Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Nursing Database (BDENF), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO). Of the total of 64 articles recognized in the databases, only 5 correspond to the predetermined rules in this review, 1 being repeated in the SCIELO and LILACS databases. The men 's refusal factors are related to cultural and emotional aspects in which they are linked to the lack of information that compromises the performance of the touch. It was noticed in the studies, that the lack of information regarding the advantages of examining the digital rectal exam is also linked to other factors raised and investigated in the research, such as fear, prejudice and the loss of masculinity, which are consequences of ignorance of this important examination.