Topic: Cancer Prevention
Colon Cancer in African Americans
Colon cancer has been called “the disease no one has to die from,” but African Americans continue to have the highest occurrence and the highest death rate compared to other racial/ethnic groups. Studies show that a Black man is 24 percent…
Continued Smoking After Cancer Raises Recurrence Risk
African American cancer survivors should make a deliberate effort to quit smoking. Continuing to smoke after a cancer diagnosis raises the risk of cancer recurrence and second cancers, and can make treatment less effective. A study from Wayne State in…
Prostate Cancer in African American Men
Prostate cancer in African American men is more deadly, occurs more often, and can be easily detected by a blood test called a "prostate specific antigen" or "PSA." Yet many doctors have been advised against checking for this cancer because…
