Prostate News Archive
15-Mar-2007
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. Poorer Health Care Ups Black Men's Prostate Cancer Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Black American men are at a higher risk for developing prostate cancer and dying from their illness, because they often lack access to routine health care, a new study suggests. Obesity Dramatically Increases Death Rate From Prostate Cancer (Science Daily)
Obese men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have more than two-and-a-half times the risk of dying from the disease as compared to men of normal weight at the time of diagnosis.
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