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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $2.75 million to increase prostate cancer screening in Black men


Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $2.75 million to increase prostate cancer screening in Black men
Erika Trapl
The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded $2.75 million to researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University who will collaborate with a team of community partners to fight a health disparity in prostate cancer among Black men in Cuyahoga County, according to a news release.
Compared to white men, Black men in Cuyahoga County have a 60% increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and an 80% increased risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to data from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) a National Cancer Institute-designated consortium cancer center that brings together CWRU, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and their networks. ....

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