It has long been appreciated that African-American males have higher risk for diagnosis with prostate cancer, and higher risk for prostate cancer-specific mortality, than those of other ethnic origins living in the US. … READ MORE …
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A new article in Urology (“the Gold Journal”) has again pointed out the race-related discrepancies between the application of definitive treatments for prostate cancer, particularly between Caucasian-American and African-American men. … READ MORE …
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A newly published paper in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has identified a series of significant disparities in there clinical care of African American men as opposed to Caucasians. … READ MORE …
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As reported last Friday on the Medscape web site, the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has recently issued a new policy statement addressing the opportunities presented by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to reduce the disparities in cancer care. … READ MORE …
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