Patient Satisfaction Influenced by Interpersonal Treatment and Communication for African American Men: The North Carolina–Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project (PCaP)
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in all men, and African American men (AAM) and Jamaican men of African descent have the highest prostate cancer incidence rates in the world (American Cancer Society, 2011). Over the past 25 years, the 5-year survival rate for prostate cancer has increased for both AAM and Caucasian men to nearly 100% when diagnosed and treated in the early stages (American Cancer Society, 2011). This improved survival rate has been attributed to early diagnosis and improved treatments; however, more AAM are diagnosed in late stages (metastatic disease) than Caucasian men where treatment options are less effective and outcomes are poorer, with only a 29% 5-year survival rate (American Cancer Society, 2011)
