Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer Outcomes: Promoting equity by improving access to care

Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer Outcomes: Promoting equity by improving access to care is organized by Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS).

Original Release Date: Sep 30, 2021
Termination Date: Sep 30, 2024

Intended Audience:
Primary Care Physicians, Urologists, Oncologists

Description:
Although deaths from prostate cancer have dropped substantially in recent decades among all men, Black/African American men are twice as likely as White men to die of prostate cancer and continue to have the highest prostate cancer mortality among all US population groups. It is important for treating physicians to be aware of disparities in access to prostate cancer treatment affecting vulnerable populations. This online CME course is focused on identifying and assessing prostate cancer disparities and evaluating solutions to address disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes.

Course Objectives:
• Recognize local and national disparities in access to prostate cancer treatment;
• Assess the different causes for prostate cancer treatment disparities;
• Distinguish differences from disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes;
• Evaluate solutions to address disparities in cancer treatment and outcomes.