title: Status report on prostate cancer in African Americans: a national blueprint for action.
abstract: "A leadership Conference--Prostate Cancer in the African-AMerican Community: an Agenda for Action" was held November 20 to 22, 1997, in Houston, Texas. The meeting--a collaborative effort of the American Cancer Society, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Cancer Institute--examined the unique challenge that prostate cancer poses to the African-American community. This article presents the National Blueprint for Action developed at this historic conference.
authors.affiliation: American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Eyre
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000235:genetics*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D012306:Risk; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D001741:Black or African American