Prostate Cancer Worse In Poor Men - Health News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh

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Men with low incomes are more likely to have advanced prostate cancer when they get a diagnosis, probably because they don't receive screenings to catch the cancer in earlier stages, researchers from UCLA said.

In a study of 570 men in a program that provides high-quality care to poor or underinsured men, 19 percent had metastatic cancer when it was diagnosed. The researchers said the rate is 4 percent in the general population......

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Kathy