Learning Objectives: Prostate cancer continues to rise in the United States at a faster rate for African American men than for White men, for reasons that are not clearly understood. The ultimate goal of this free screening service, provided by a major academic medical center, is to increase the number of men, particularly African American men, who seek prostate cancer screening, including the Prostate Specific Antigen Test (PSA) and Digital Rectal Examination (DRE), and accept follow-up services. The faculty outcome for this session will be to discuss a prostate cancer screening tracking system that provides systematic follow-up for men who attend annual mass screening clinics in an urban community. This study of 700+ men analyzed how men with abnormal results made decisions to - or not to follow-up following notification of abnormal test results. Community based focus groups were used to ascertain African American mens' concerns about prostate cancer screening. Telephone follow-up was conducted for men with abnormal screening results to determine their understanding of their screening results, and if they consulted a health care provider for follow-up. At the Conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:
Keywords: Cancer Screening, Community Outreach
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Duke University Medical Center and Duke University School of Nursing
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.