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  • Prostate Cancer Hits African American Men Especially Hard

    Erin Marcus, New America Media|Oct 16, 2012

    MIAMI -- Marc Henderson, a 63-year-old African-American airport executive here, isn’t afraid to ask his physician to do a blood test for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), a screening test for prostate cancer. “I’d rather know early on so that it can be treated, rather than sit around in denial until it’s too late,” he said. “If it’s going to help catch something, I have no problems with it.” Henderson’s views aren’t unusual. For years, doctors have routinely ordered the PSA on men older than 5...