Attack Urged on Prostate Cancer

Black men are two to three times more likely to die of prostate cancer than white men, and doctors can’t explain why or reduce the risks. Calling the figures “a disgraceful tragedy,” the American Cancer Society and the group 100 Black Men of America urged a national attack on prostate cancer. At the top of the agenda is increasing federal research. The government spent about $80 million on prostate cancer research last year, one-twelfth of the amount spent on AIDS research and about one-sixth of breast cancer research and prevention funding. All three diseases kill about the same number of Americans yearly.