Are Black Men Really At More Risk From Prostate Cancer Than White Men?
March 17th, 2007A quick look at any of the literature will tell you that black men are more likely to die from prostate cancer than white men and most statistics agree that the risk for African Americans is about two and a half times that of white Americans. But are these statistics misleading?
It’s well known that there are variations in disease rates between different countries and that, for example, America has the highest rate of obesity of any country and Japan the lowest. But this has very little to do with the passport you hold or the color of your skin and a great deal to with your diet. So why is it that African Americans and white Americans differ so widely when it comes to prostate cancer deaths since they are both members of a common society?
Read the full article to see if being black is really a prostate cancer risk factor.