As our national conversation about race is now international, please feel encouraged to read "Prostate Cancer While Black," an 18-page booklet of insights of African American experience of prostate cancer. Please download the PDF at: malecare.org/twice-as-many-...
Black Men With Prostate Cancer - Active Surveillan...
Black Men With Prostate Cancer
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the evidence is overwhelming that the primary reason that African-Americans have a higher incidence of prostate cancer is that their level of vitamin D is significantly lower than the average Caucasian because their skin color blocks the sun more. This has been widely ignored by the medical profession.
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