Addressing Disparities in Health Care

Disparities in prostate cancer in African American men: What primary care physicians can do

Ina Wu, MD and Charles S. Modlin, MD, MBA
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2012, 79 (5) 313-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11001

ABSTRACT

African American men have a higher incidence of prostate cancer than white men, and also a higher rate of death due to prostate cancer. Although both biologic and socioeconomic factors may be to blame, better screening in this population may help to close the gap.

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