Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. According to the American Cancer Society, black men are more likely to develop the cancer and at younger ages, and their death rate is more than double for that of any other race. Experts say about one in 44 men will die from prostate cancer.

Part of the problem is detecting it early enough.

Because prostate cancer tends to grow slowly over many years, and not all men experience symptoms, physicians recommend that screenings for most men start at age 55. But MetroHealth urologist Charles Modlin, MD, emphasizes the need for screenings in Black men to start much earlier, at age 40.

Source: KCCI Iowa

Source: Be Simply Well