2 The Hampton Roads Messenger
Volume 10 Number 1
LIVE your life. Let US fight your cancer.
September 2015
Hampton Roads Prostate Health Forum to Host First 5K Run
Black Men Are Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer at Twice the Rate of White Men
THIS YEAR: •
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Prostate Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer related deaths among men in the U.S.
233,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer
29,480 deaths from prostate cancer African American Men:
Are diagnosed with prostate cancer at a rate 60% higher than white males
Are two times more likely to die from prostate cancer than white men.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO LOWER YOUR RISK: Know Your Family History
Exercise 3x/week; eat a diet high in fiber, fruit, veggies, low in fried food, red meat and processed foods; watch the scale (as recommended by the American Cancer Society).
Get annual prostate cancer screenings starting at age 40 (35 if there’s a family history of prostate cancer)
PSA testing should be done not on its own but should include at
University Proton Therapy Institute today.
hamptonproton.org 757.251.6800 Call the Hampton
minimum a Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)
Don’t just get the test but know your stats, know your PSA numbers for the past three tests and discuss changes in your prostate and urinary flow with your physician.
Prostate cancer diagnosis must be separated from treatment. Men diagnosed with prostate cancer should discuss all available treatment options with their doctor.
“Proton therapy helped me maintain my active lifestyle.”
Donald Sherard, Prostate Cancer Survivor, Chesapeake, Va.
The Hampton Roads Prostate
Health Forum and its sponsors will host its first 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk on Saturday October 24, 2015. The Run and Walk will start and end at the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
located at 40 Enterprise
Parkway, Hampton VA 23666. Registration starts at 7:00 AM
and the Run and Walk will start at 8:30 AM.
promote
The purpose of the event is to prostate
cancer awareness and education because the need is so
great nationally, across the state, and especially in Hampton Roads. 1 out of every 7 men and 1 out of every 5 African American Men in the US are diagnosed with prostate cancer. During the time period from 2006 – 2010 the incidence rate of prostate cancer was 150.9 cases per 100,000 in VA compared to 147.5 in the United States. Of the 35 health districts in VA, Hampton had the highest incidence rate of prostate cancer from 2006 – 2010. Portsmouth had the highest mortality rate from 2007 – 2011.
WE SHOULD TOTALLY HANG OUT.
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UPCOMING EVENTS IN HAMPTON: QUEEN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH 150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION featuring United States Colored Troop interpreters at site of the Grand Contraband encampment September 4 & 5, and “Thank God for the Bay” celebration September 12. 757-723-6630
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