01/30/2024
Otis Brawley, program advisor for the Johns Hopkins' Schaufeld Program, spoke with CNN on in Black men, "Dr. Otis Brawley, professor of oncology and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, said the death rates among Black men are also higher because health care facilities in marginalized Black and brown communities often have doctors with less training and fewer resources for providing high-quality care. Low-income people, he added, are also less likely to seek health screenings because of the associated costs."
The racial disparity among Black men has been underscored in recent weeks after Dexter King, the youngest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died after a battle with the prostate cancer and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recieved treatment for the disease.