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PROSTATE CANCER RISK FOR BLACK MEN
Sherronda Henderson, MD, Oncologist, Baylor Scott & White Health

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AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND DIE FROM PROSTATE CANCER THAN WHITE MEN.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO MANY STUDIES - INCLUDING THOSE BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

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WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISPARITY IN OUTCOMES? THAT’S A QUESTION BEING RESEARCHED...
ONCOLOGIST SHERRONDA HENDERSON SAYS THINGS LIKE SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES ... SCREENING RATES ... AND GENETIC COMPONENTS ARE ALL FACTORS THAT COULD PLAY A ROLE IN THE ELEVATED RISK. BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT RISK IN PERSPECTIVE

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Sherronda Henderson, MD
Baylor Scott & White Health
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When men have localized prostate cancer, their five-year survival is over 99 to 100 percent. Okay. So the sooner that you have it detected, and especially if you're a high risk, the likelihood that you'll be able to find it and cure it.

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DOCTOR HENDERSON SAYS THE NEWEST PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENTS CAN BE TAKEN ORALLY WITH VERY FEW SIDE EFFECTS ... LEADING TO LONGER...AND MORE COMFORTABLE LIVES FOR MEN BATTLING PROSTATE CANCER.