Black men in England more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer, analysis shows

The diagnosis rate for black men was found to be 1.5 times higher and they were also 14% less likely to receive life-saving treatments

Black men in England are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer than their white counterparts, while being less likely to receive life-saving treatment, analysis by the National Prostate Cancer Audit has found.

The analysis found that black men were diagnosed with stage three or four prostate cancer at a rate of 440 per 100,000 black men in England, which is 1.5 times higher compared with their white counterparts, who had a diagnosis rate of 295 per 100,000.

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