Do prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates differ by race in the US?
Yes, apparently they do. African Americans appear to have considerably higher incidence rates than white Americans. Indeed, it appears that Africa Americans have the highest rate of incidence of prostate cancer in the world. Furthermore, the prostate cancer mortality rate among African Americans is also considerably higher than it is among white Americans. There is considerable discussion over the exact degree to which these two rates differ between African and white Americans. We hope to provide the most recently available data on this issue shortly.
