Second-deadliest cancer among U.S. men takes center stage at NCRM event

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 17, 2024 6:10 PM CT | Published: September 17, 2024 3:25 PM CT

Black men are 70% more likely to develop cancer of the prostate and twice as likely to die from it compared to their white counterparts.

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Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender. 


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