"A Comparison of Prostate Knowledge of African-American and Caucasian Men: Changes From Prescreening Baseline to Post-Intervention."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Cancer Journal from Scientific American, "Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine if a community screening program designed to overcome key barriers (lack of awareness, cost of program, ease of access to care) could successfully impact on African-American males knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding prostate cancer screening. The focus of this report is knowledge. To date, there are no reported studies that examine differences in knowledge from a prescreening baseline to a post-intervention level for minority participants. Patients and Methods: A total of 944 men were enrolled in the study in...

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