02/04/2022
Today is World Cancer Day.
The purpose of this day is to reduce the number of cancer patients and reduce the death rate causing due to it.
In honor of , we are shedding light on prostate cancer. Every three minutes, an individual is diagnosed with prostate cancer. Black men are 50% more likely to develop prostate cancer in their lifetime and twice as likely to die from the disease. Because of this, Black men (and their doctors) should consider increasing screening for this disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that all males between 55-69 years should consider PSA screening and have regular prostate exams.
Although prostate cancer is rare in males under 45 years, a 2020 article from the National Institutes of Health , indicates that Black males at high risk should consider prostate screening at around this age.
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