09/16/2023
๐Prostate Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among people with prostates in the US. While prostate cancer does not discriminate, family history, age, exposure to chemicals and race all play an important factor in risk. โฃ
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๐Compared to white people with prostate cancer, Black people are more than 1.7 times as likely to be diagnosed with it, and they are 2.1 times more likely to die from it. This tends to be due to racial & ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic disparities. Because of these things, certain communities lack access to screening and treatment, and have a greater chance of dying of the disease. This is of course not specific to Prostate Cancer, but it is the cancer with the biggest disparities, especially for Black people. โฃ
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๐The Prostate Cancer Foundation recommends you discuss screening with your doctor at age 40 if you have a family history of prostate, breast, ovarian or pancreas cancers, are Black, or have known BRCA 1/2 mutations; 45 if you have no family history of cancer and are not Black. โฃ
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