PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Wu, Ina AU - Modlin, Charles S. TI - Disparities in prostate cancer in African American men: What primary care physicians can do AID - 10.3949/ccjm.79a.11001 DP - 2012 May 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 313--320 VI - 79 IP - 5 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/5/313.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/79/5/313.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2012 May 01; 79 AB - 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.