Engaging African American Men as Citizen Scientists to Validate a Prostate Cancer Biomarker: Work-in-Progress | Zendy

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Engaging African American Men as Citizen Scientists to Validate a Prostate Cancer Biomarker: Work-in-Progress

Author(s) -

Karriem S. Watson,

Vida Henderson,

Marcus Murray,

Adam B. Murphy,

Josef Ben Levi,

Tiffany McDowell,

Alfreda HollowayBeth,

Pooja Gogana,

Michael Dixon,

LeAndre Moore,

Ivanhoe Hall,

Alexander Kimbrough,

Yamilé Molina,

Robert A. Winn

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

progress in community health partnerships

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1557-055X

pISSN - 1557-0541

DOI - 10.1353/cpr.2019.0043

Subject(s) - prostate cancer , prostate specific antigen , biomarker , medicine , gerontology , cancer , biology , biochemistry

African American men (AAM) are under-represented in prostate cancer (PCa) research despite known disparities. Screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has low specificity for high-grade PCa leading to PCa over diagnosis. The Prostate Health Index (PHI) has higher specificity for lethal PCa but needs validation in AAM. Engaging AAM as citizen scientists (CSs) may improve participation of AAM in PCa research.Results and Lessons Learned: Eight CSs completed all training modules and 139 AAM were recruited. Challenges included equity in research leadership among multiple principal investigators (PIs) and coordinating CSs trainings.

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