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22 results for prostate cancer and lgbtqia community
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Inner-city black men face higher risk of prostate cancer
Inner-city black men are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as whites and are four times more likely to be in advanced stages of the…
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New HSC researcher recognized for work in health-care disparity for black men
Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., a professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy, began her dual appointment in January with the UF College of Pharmacy and the…
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UF researchers to study ethnic differences in prostate cancer experiences
Black men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer and die more often of the disease than any other group of American men, yet there are significant…
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month — Restoring Normalcy
After cancer surgery to remove his prostate about five years ago, Bernard Cancel faced a frustrating dilemma common to men in his situation — male stress…
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Tips for Men’s Health
Every year, men all over the world suffer from preventable causes such as heart disease, prostate and other cancers, strokes, lung disease and diabetes.…
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Six Things You Should Know About Prostate Cancer
Thomas F. Stringer, MD, a board-certified urologist and associate chairman of UF Health Urology, provides an expert’s perspective on a disease that affects 11%…
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Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis
“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. They found cancer in my prostate. As a cancer researcher who knows very well about the high…
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A Cancer Patient’s Guide to COVID-19
Cancer doesn’t stop — not even for the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The unknowns related to the virus are leaving people concerned, especially cancer…
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Conference to raise global awareness on prostate cancer disparities, prevention
Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., a professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy, began her dual appointment in January with the UF College of Pharmacy and the…
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Having a single personal doctor may sometimes lead to unnecessary tests, UF study finds
Patient care by a single primary care physician is associated with many health benefits, including increased treatment adherence and decreased hospital…