Why are black men at an increased risk of developing and dying from prostate cancer? The U.S. Senate passed a resolution Thursday ... Read More
Prostate Cancer
Study: Black Men Receive Lower-Quality Prostate Cancer Treatment
Black men needing surgery for advanced prostate cancer seem to have worse outcomes than white men, according to a new study. Based on data ... Read More
Prostate Cancer: A Daily Checklist To Lower Your Risk
African American men are 2.5 times as likely to die from prostate cancer, as compared to non-Hispanic white men. Even more ... Read More
No More Prostate Cancer Screenings For Black Men?
Prostate cancer screenings are a powerful preventative tool that every Black man should have in his health arsenal. But on Monday, May 21, ... Read More
Prostate Cancer
Definition Prostate cancer forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder and in front ... Read More
Goverment Medical Panel Says No To Prostate Cancer Screening
(BlackDoctor.org) -- According to a government panel, the PSA blood tests that check for prostate cancer do more harm than good and healthy ... Read More
5 New Genes Linked To Prostate Cancer
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Prostate cancer may not be at the top of your list of topics for dinner conversation. But you might reconsider, ... Read More
Prostate Cancer: Easing Stress
(BlackDoctor.org) -- If you have prostate cancer, you may feel stress caused by the uncertainty of your future, the unpredictability of the ... Read More
Louis Gossett Jr. Raises Awareness About Prostate Cancer
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Actor Louis Gossett Jr., best known for his Oscar-winning role as the tough drill instructor in "An Officer and a ... Read More
Treatment Beats Watchful Waiting for Older Prostate Cancer Patients
Aggressive treatment of early prostate cancer, and not watchful waiting, improves the survival of older men, a new study suggests. "There ... Read More
Treating Localized Prostate Cancer Boosts Survival
Survival rates for men with localized prostate cancer are better with either surgery or radioactive seed implantation, a treatment called ... Read More
Screening Guidelines
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Screening refers to testing to find a disease such as cancer in people who do not have symptoms of that disease. For ... Read More