One in six Black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Early detection is key to saving lives

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Health advocates are urging Black men to consider prostate cancer screenings as data from the American Cancer Society shows they are more than twice as likely to die from the disease than White men.

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Nate Battle said he had avoided doctor’s visits for most of his life until 2014, when his insurance company began incentivizing preventive health screenings.