November 28, 2020
Study Explores Why Prostate Cancer Mortality is Higher in Black Men
A large study published in JAMA Oncology was conducted to find the underlying issues of black men having a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis. The exact statistics show Black men are 2.5 times more likely to die of the disease compared to non-Hispanic white men. What is driving this disproportioned statistic? A team from...
Do Perceptions of Black Men about Prostate Cancer Affect Risk?
By Robin Baumeister When celebrities share their lives on social media, we might expect to see their hobbies, meals, or vacations—definitely not their colonoscopies. But that is exactly what Black-ish star Anthony Anderson did, and for good reason: he wants to make sure that men of color don’t miss this routine exam. So why are...