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Facts You Should Know about Prostate Cancer
As men grow older, it is more likely that they will develop an issue with their prostates, according to Harvard Medical School, and one of the most critical issues men can face when it comes to their prostates is prostate cancer. Research shows that one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. According to the American Cancer Society, it is the most common form of cancer in American men, other than skin cancer. It is estimated that in the United States, there will be more than 164,000 prostate cancer cases reported in 2018, and more than 29,000 deaths from the disease.
Black men have a greater risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer than men of other races as reported by the Mayo Clinic, and they are at greater risk of being diagnosed when the disease is more aggressive or advanced. They are also twice as likely to die from prostate cancer than their white counterparts as reported in the 2018 Annual Report on Prostate Diseases by Harvard Medical School... Read More.
Source: blackamericaweb.com
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