title: Disparities in prostate cancer in African American men: what primary care physicians can do.
abstract: African American men have a higher incidence of prostate cancer than white men, and also a higher rate of death due to prostate cancer. Although both biologic and socioeconomic factors may be to blame, better screening in this population may help to close the gap.
authors.affiliation: Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Ina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Modlin
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000235:genetics*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen