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Finally, good news about prostate carcinoma in African American men
Author(s) -
Roach Mack
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990701)86:1<1::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate carcinoma , prostate , carcinoma , oncology , african american , psychological intervention , gynecology , cancer , psychiatry , history , ethnology
It is well known that African American men tend to present with advanced disease and thus have a markedly lower rate of survival than others with prostate carcinoma. In this issue, Myers et al. provide evidence that strategic interventions can reduce the disproportionate burden of prostate carcinoma deaths among African American men. See also pages 88–104