That's more lives lost than by the U.S. military on all battlefields this century. African American men have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world. In the next 24 hours, prostate cancer will claim the lives of over 100 American men. This year, more cases of prostate cancer in men under the age of 65 are expected than the combined number of men of ages who are victims of leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, melanoma, and brain tumors. It's not that research for other diseases receives too much funding.
Prostate cancer receives too little.
Overall, the total cost of treating prostate cancer in the U.S. amounts to several billion dollars per year. Since most men diagnosed with the disease are over 65 years of age, most of the cost is paid for through Medicare. Facts on the High Risk of Prostate Cancer for African-American Men African American men have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in the world. African-American men have the highest risk of developing prostate cancer and are twice as likely to die from it as other men with the cancer. 6,100 African-American men will die from prostate cancer this year.