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Volume 6 Supplement 2
Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference on Science of Global Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men
Proceedings
Edited by Folakemi T Odedina, Vickie L Shavers, Richard Segal and Shannon Pressey
The Science of Global Prostate Cancer Disparities in Black Men. Go to conference site.
Jacksonville, FL, USA27-29 August 2010
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Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):I1
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Detecting gene-gene interactions in prostate disease in African American men
The most common male malignancy in the United States is prostate cancer; however its rate of occurrence varies significantly among ethnic groups. In a previous cDNA microarray study on CaP tumors from African ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S1 -
Geographic and outcome variation among black men diagnosed with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from cancer among men worldwide. We have previously reported that prostate cancer survival rates for Caribbean-born males in the US was similar to survival r...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S2 -
Research collaboration with low resource countries: overcoming the challenges
The gap in research capacity between low and high resource countries and the effect on the global trend of health research cannot be ignored any more. Therefore the need for research collaboration between the ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S3 -
Bridging the urological divide
The advanced disease clinical presentations, higher morbidity and mortality rates and lack of available treatment options in prostate cancer care, attest to disparities in the delivery and outcomes of urologic...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S4 -
Impact of health system challenges on prostate cancer control: health care experiences in Nigeria
Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer of men (913 000 new cases, 13.8% of the total) and the fifth most common cancer overall. Prostate cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from ...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S5 -
Prostate cancer outcome in Burkina Faso
African-American black men race is one of non-modifiable risk factors confirmed for prostate cancer. Many studies have been done in USA among African- American population to evaluate prostate cancer disparitie...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S6 -
Bone mineral density in Jamaican men on androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been reported to reduce the bone mineral density (BMD) in men with prostate cancer (CaP). However, Afro-Caribbeans are under-represented in most studies. The aim was to d...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S7 -
Review of prostate cancer research in Nigeria
Prostate cancer (CaP) disparities in the black man calls for concerted research efforts. This review explores the trend and focus of CaP research activities in Nigeria, one of the ancestral nations for black m...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S8 -
Nigerian foodstuffs with prostate cancer chemopreventive polyphenols
Dietary polyphenols are antioxidants that can scavenge biological free radicals, and chemoprevent diseases with biological oxidation as their main etiological factor. In this paper, we review our laboratory da...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S9 -
Prostate cancer health and cultural beliefs of black men: The Florida Prostate Cancer Disparity Project
Since behavioral factors are significant determinants of population health, addressing prostate cancer (CaP)-related health beliefs and cultural beliefs are key weapons to fight this deadly disease. This study...
Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2011 6(Suppl 2):S10
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