Black men with advanced prostate cancer have special concerns and their individual treatment needs haven’t gotten attention.

Research shows that prostate cancer is more deadly to the Black male community than to other racial groups. Compared to white men, Black men more often:

• Have aggressive forms of prostate cancer and at younger ages
• Have a history of prostate cancer within their families
• Have a greater risk for it to come back and spread
• Die earlier from prostate cancer

These differences may be because Black men:

• Are more likely to develop prostate cancer and be diagnosed later on in the disease’s progression
• Aren’t encouraged to talk about prostate cancer with their loved ones and doctors
• Don’t get medical care until after it has already spread to other parts of the body
• Aren’t properly encouraged to take an active role in their treatment with their doctors, or properly supported to stay on their treatment plan

Getting the best possible care, and getting it earlier, may make a difference.