Journal of Nma Reports Three Studies: Lack of Psa Test Awareness Among Black Men; Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Prevention; Mistrust of Health Care System
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WASHINGTON, June 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- More than one-third of African-American men in the U.S have never heard of a Prostate- Specific Antigen (PSA) test, and more than half had never had a PSA test, according to an article in the July issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association (JNMA).
The study, "Awareness and Use of the Prostate-Specific Antigen Test among African American Men," showed that 37 percent of Black men had not heard of a PSA test and 52 percent had not taken a PSA test. Louie Ross, Ph.D and a colleague from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), analyzed data from a sample of 736 non- Hispanic African-American men aged 45 or older who participated in the National Health Interview Survey in 2000.See the full content of this document
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Journal of Nma Reports Three Studies: Lack of Psa Test Awareness Among Black Men; Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Prevention; Mistrust of Health Care System
The PSA test measures the level of a protein (Prostate- Specific Antigen) in the blood. Very high PSA levels may suggest prostate cancer. Lack of awareness exists despite evidence that African- American men hav...
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