Black men die from prostate cancer twice as often as White men. Dr. Brandon Mahal, Franklin Huang, Kosj Yamoah MD, PhD, and others have shown that tumors from Black men can be genomically different. Insights from Stopsack et al study out today Clinical Cancer Research. Prostate Cancer Foundation doi.org/10.1158/1078-0… 1/n

Not so fast. We see big differences by genetic ancestry in smoking and area-level average income. So *association* with genetic ancestry does not mean *causation* by genetic ancestry. Plus, income was associated with chr8q gains after adjusting for both race and ancestry. 6/n

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A highlight of our work in 2021 was the publication of our Diversity Working Group's report, "Tackling Diversity in Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials" in JCO Global Oncology: ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO…

Did you know that prostate cancer has the widest disparities of any cancer? This includes screening, diagnosis, treatment, and mortality. #BLAC aims to reduce the impact of prostate cancer disparities through education and health promotion. #prostatecancer #healthequity

Amazing work by some amazing classmates Marcus W. Moses, MD, MPH Jay A. 🍎. Follow Brothers Linked Against Cancer to learn more!

Happy MLK Day! Follow Brothers Linked Against Cancer to learn more about our effort to fight disparities in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. #BLAC #prostatecancer #healthequity #nola

A risk factor is anything that raises your chances of getting a disease. Prostate cancer has several risk factors including age, family history, genetic mutations, and lifestyle choices. It is important for men to understand their risk. #BLAC #KnowYourRisk

Representation with clinical providers and even online content is critical to closing the cancer disparity gap! #BLAC

This Mardi Gras we interviewed our community about the impact of prostate cancer in the Black community and the role culturally safe spaces play in disseminating health information. We look forward to sharing our findings soon! #BLAC

Today we held one of our prostate cancer awareness events at Cornerstone Methodist Church in New Orleans. We had an informative thought-provoking discussion with men about the impact of prostate cancer in the Black community. We look forward to continuing this work! #BLAC

Today Brothers Linked Against Cancer held another prostate cancer awareness event in the Lower 9th ward educating Black men and women about prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment. We loved connecting with the community and look forward to future events! #BLAC #ProstateCancer

Matt Cooperberg @PURC Joshua Pincus Super proud of future urology rockstars Joshua Pincus and Jacob W. Greenberg for their analysis We consistently see signs that point to access to care that makes a difference more than race. Brothers Linked Against Cancer keep up the great work on improving access and trust in NOLA.

This Saturday we are holding our first Prostate Cancer Awareness event this fall at Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church! Looking forward to engage with our community and educate about prostate cancer risk factors and early detection! #BLAC #CatchItEarly

Today, Brothers Linked Against Cancer was at Pleasant Zion Missionary Baptist Church. We truly appreciate their leadership for giving us the opportunity to spread our message on #EarlyDetection. Special s/o to L Spencer Krane Andrew Anderson for the role in our development #BLAC