Written by Elev8 on May 22, 2011
The National Black Church Initiative and researchers from New York, Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles are combining forces to address disparities in prostate and breast cancer mortality. Breast and prostate cancer are two of the most common cancers in the U.S. Of great concern is that the African-American community experiences a higher burden from these two cancers.
According to the National Cancer Institute, “African American men are more likely to die from prostate cancer than any other racial or ethnic group. The death rate from prostate cancer is about 2.4 times higher in African American men than in white men. African-American women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are less likely than white women to survive five years after diagnosis. The rate among African-American women is 71 percent, compared to 86 percent among whites.” You can read more by going to The St Louis American online.
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