More African Americans Research conducted on over 150 families shows that a particular gene may be responsible for prostate cancer and an early indicator for brain cancer.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death in men in the United States.
Some of those studied reported their belief that prostate cancer was a venereal disease with sexual underpinnings. Healthcare professionals need to inform these and all groups of men that they are risking their lives when they are not seeking care in early stages of this disease says, Dr. Stanford. Annual checkups are needed to detect this cancer early, and if caught in its premature stages, the patient has greater chances for treatment and recovery. In order to figure out why there is a significant difference between Caucasian and African American males with respect to prostate cancer, more research needs to be conducted. And if we don't involve African Americans in the study, we won't really know why they have a higher incidence and mortality.