Prostate News Archive
13-Mar-2007
Access to healthcare can trump education (Marco Eagle)
Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine healthcare, rather than increased education about the disease, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine suggests. Surgery, Radiation Treatment Double Life Expectancy of Patients with Aggressive Prostate Cancer (Newswise)
After being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, many men are told that their disease is untreatable and that less aggressive treatment is best. A new study turns conventional wisdom on its head, finding either surgical removal of the prostate (prostatectomy) or radiation treatment more than doubles the life expectancy for these patients when compared with those receiving the conservative ... Prostate Cancer: Black-White Race Gap (CBS News)
When it comes to diagnosing prostate cancer at an early stage, black men's biggest hurdle may be poor access to trusted medical care, a study shows.
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