New research reveals what may be fueling racial disparities in U.S. prostate cancer deaths -- disparities that have black patients dying at higher rates than whites. What are they? Education, income and insurance. "Socioeconomic status…
MDNewsline DailyNovember 16, 2020
After adjustment for clinical and nonclinical factors, the Black-White disparity in prostate cancer survival is narrowed, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in Cancer. Wanqing Wen, M.D., M.P.H., from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in…
MDNewsline DailyNovember 16, 2020
African-American men with low-risk prostate cancer have a significantly increased 10-year cumulative incidence of disease progression and definitive treatment than non-Hispanic White men, according to a study published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Journal…
MDNewsline DailyNovember 16, 2020
FRIDAY, Nov. 6, 2020 -- A 'watchful waiting' approach to care may be safe for Black Americans with low-risk prostate cancer, a new study suggests. Black patients are less likely than whites to be offered…
MDNewsline DailyNovember 11, 2020
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 1 in 9 men will develop prostate cancer at some point during their lifetime. Nearly 100% of men who are diagnosed with early-stage, localized prostate cancer will survive…
MDNewsline DailyNovember 2, 2020
Compared to all other racial and ethnic groups, Black men are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and to die as a result of the disease. Despite evidence that this uneven burden…
MDNewsline DailyNovember 1, 2020
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2020, nearly 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 33,000 will die from the…
MDNewsline DailyOctober 25, 2020
In the united states, there will be approximately 192,000 cases of prostate cancer in 2020 and 33,000 deaths. 1 Clinical trials are often sought in advanced cases of cancer when standard therapy is not working…
MDNewsline DailyAugust 27, 2020
African Americans have the highest incidence of prostate cancer, yet participation in clinical trials related to prostate cancer remains low. The inclusion of African American men in prostate cancer trials decreased from 11.3% in 1995…
MDNewsline DailyAugust 26, 2020
Investigators report that although 22% of prostate cancer diagnoses take place in non-Hispanic Black men, more than 96% of participants in prostate cancer clinical trials are non-Hispanic white men. That was the conclusion published in…
MDNewsline DailyAugust 14, 2020