Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $2.75 million to increase prostate cancer screening in Black men
Erika Trapl
The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded $2.75 million to researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University who will collaborate with a team of community partners to fight a health disparity in prostate cancer among Black men in Cuyahoga County, according to a news release.
Compared to white men, Black men in Cuyahoga County have a 60% increased risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer and an 80% increased risk of dying from prostate cancer, according to data from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) a National Cancer Institute-designated consortium cancer center that brings together CWRU, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic and their networks.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city of Cleveland announced Sunday there have been 39 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths among city residents in the past 24 hours. The 39 cases bring Cleveland’s case total to 25,146, according to a post on Cleveland City Hall’s Facebook page. About 6% of those cases required hospitalization, according to the last update of the Cleveland Department of Public .