Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer mortality among African Americans relatively high; among Asians and Pacific Islanders low.

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After an increase in prostate cancer mortality in the 1980s, it has declined rapidly in the last decade.

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Relatively few men with lower education levels get screened for prostate cancer.
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Prostate cancer screening is lagging behind in the Bronx, Queens, Monroe County, and rural areas.

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Just over half of all men aged 40+ get screened for prostate cancer; this is similar to the US average.

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Prostate cancer mortality in NYS equal to the U.S. average.

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