Black men diagnosed with very-low-risk prostate cancer are much more likely than white men with the same diagnosis to actually have aggressive cancer that is not detected by current diagnostic methods, a new study reveals. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Sundi D, et al. African American Men With Very Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Exhibit Adverse Oncologic Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy: Should Active Surveillance Still Be an Option for Them? J Clin Oncol. 2013 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23775960
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