Most Medical Research Is Based On White Men.
This Is My Fight. Is It Yours, Too?
Racism Caused My Prostate Cancer To Be Caught Too Late.
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Click Here To Tell Your Story
The African American experience of Prostate Cancer is an untold story.. African American men suffer from Prostate Cancer more than anyone, anywhere. If we want better treatments, then we've got to tell folks what it means to be an African American man diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Prostate Cancer kills twice as many African American men as white men in the United States. Men whose parents or grandparents are of African descent must ask their doctor about Prostate Cancer. Men of African descent are encouraged to learn more, here.
Work Related Toxins May Cause Prostate Cancer
Military, farm and factory workers have high rates of Prostate Cancer. tap hereFind out what you were exposed to. Agent Orange? Metals? Chemicals? Paints? Pesticides? Even if your exposure was decades ago, tell your doctor. Many African American laborers were exposed during a time before worker safety laws were enforced.
It's an easy exam
You might be thinking that the prostate cancer exam hurts...or damages your manhood. tap hereProstate Cancer is screened by a blood test and a digital rectal exam. Your doctor will put a finger in your anus for 5-10 seconds and check your prostate’s shape, size and consistency. It will feel weird but it won’t hurt and it won’t change your sexuality. Ask your doctor about prostate cancer tests.
40 Or Older, Ask Your Doctor About Prostate Cancer
African American men are diagnosed at younger ages with worse disease. tap hereThere’s a lot of news about prostate cancer being over diagnosed in American men, but that may not hold true inside our community. Ask your doctor if you should be screened for prostate cancer because one or more of your parents or grandparents are of African descent.