One Size Does Not Fit All: Do Current Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Neglect Race?
Erin N. Marcus, M.D.
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Posted 12.18.2012
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Prostate cancer hits black men especially hard. One out of every 5 black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, and 5 out of 100 will die of the disease.
