11 Advanced Prostate Cancer Facts Black Men (And Those Who Love Them) Should Know

October 23, 2019 by Princess Gabbara

Black men suffer the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates among men of all racial and ethnic backgrounds in the U.S. According to the Prostate Heath Education Network (PHEN), “This racial disparity is the largest for any major cancer and all African American men are deemed to be at high – risk for prostate cancer.”

Know Someone With Prostate Cancer? Share This Message With Them

Most prostate cancer–related deaths are due to advanced disease, which results from any combination of lymphatic, blood, or contiguous local spread, known as metastatic prostate cancer.

Here are 11 highly critical facts about prostate cancer and metastatic prostate cancer that Black men and their support networks must know.

Cancer Rate Is On The Decline, For Most–Here’s What We Know

This story originally appeared on CNN.com on Tuesday, January 8, 2018 (CNN)The rate of people dying from cancer in the United States seems to have dropped steadily for 25 years, a new study says, but disparities remain between the rich

Advanced Prostate Cancer Is Not A Death Sentence

Prostate cancer can be a scary and uncomfortable topic to talk about as it is the most common form of cancer found in men. African American men have the highest risk of developing prostate cancer with as many as 1

Prostate Cancer Symptoms Often Mistaken With Other Conditions

Although about 1 in 7 men will be eventually be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, the warning signs of the disease are often vague and may be confused with other conditions, experts at Fox Chase Cancer Center say.

Your Hormone Therapy Stopped Working. Now What?

Testosterone and prostate cancer don’t mix well. The hormone is fuel for prostate cancer cells, essentially making the cancer grow faster. That’s where hormone therapy comes into play. According to prostatecanceruk.org, hormone therapy works in one of two ways –

Starting Chemotherapy? Here’s what you can expect.

When most people hear the word “Cancer” they automatically think death sentence! Cancer is something no one wants to experience, but you can’t help but see cancer everywhere you look. Most people have had some encounter with this terrible disease.

Ways To Manage 3 Common Symptoms Of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Once prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, including the bones and lymph nodes, it becomes incurable. But advanced prostate cancer doesn’t necessarily mean a death sentence. The disease can be kept under control for years at a