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Health disparities in prostate cancer are well known by doctors who treat the disease. African-American men are more likely to get prostate cancer, are diagnosed at more advanced stages, and are twice as likely to die as Caucasian men. But why? A new study that looks at perceptions about prostate cancer treatment among black and white men may help medical experts zero in on some of the reasons — and develop strategies to address them. Among other differences, 창녕출장업소 the survey of prostate cancer patients found “more black men were concerned about the impact that treatment would have on their daily activities, the cost of treatment, and the time it would take to both go through the treatment as well as to recover from it,” the researchers said. Those priorities may have an impact on the types of treatment men choose and their ultimate health outcomes. More than 161,000 men in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the risk is 74 percent higher in black men than in non-Hispanic whites. To help understand the racial discrepancies, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center surveyed by phone 1,171 men who were newly diagnosed with prostate cancer; 304 of the men were African-American and 866 were Caucasian. The men had non-metastatic prostate cancer and came...

(CBS) With all the Interwebs brouhaha shoved in our faces each day, it can be easy to forget that people watch television. But remember: 동인천출장샵 People watch television. And Diane Sawyer’s interview with Jaycee Dugard is  what they were watching  on Sunday. Sawyer’s primetime special was the most watched summer news magazine special in seven years, reports The Hollywood Reporter. More than 14 million people tuned in. The rest of the Sunday summer ratings? Not great. It’s re-run time so maybe that’s to be expected. ABC cleaned up with Sawyer’s interview. Fox and CBS tied for second place, with “60 Minutes” garnering 8.2 million viewers. NBC came in last. A new “Marriage Ref” had 2 million viewers. Read more...