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AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR
PROSTATE CANCER
Every 13
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AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN IS DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER
1 in 6
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN ARE MORE THAN 2.1 TIMES LIKELY TO DIE FROM PROSTATE CANCER THAN WHITE MEN
1st
​AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CARRIBEAN HAVE THE HIGHEST, DOCUMENTED INCIDENCES OF PROSTATE CANCER IN THE WORLD
SOURCE: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. FACTS & FIGURES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN/PEOPLE. 2022-2024
PROSTATE CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST TREATABLE CANCERS WHEN CAUGHT EARLY.
IF CAUGHT EARLY, 99% OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER WILL BE ALIVE IN FIVE YEARS.
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