Second-deadliest cancer among U.S. men takes center stage at NCRM event
Clarence Williamson, right, speaks during a panel discussion on prostate cancer in Black men at the National Civil Rights Museum Sept. 16. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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 has been writing about Memphis since she moved to the city more than 20 years ago. She’s worked for print, digital and broadcast news outlets, including Memphis Daily News and Action News 5 (WMC), as well as public relations agencies. Her work has earned awards from The Associated Press, Tennessee Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America.
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