Table 1 Knowledge of prostate cancer by race in PROCESS cohort members who completed the questionnaire themselves (i.e., excluding questionnaires completed by next of kin)
Black men n (%) | White men n (%) | P -value a | |
|---|---|---|---|
Three most important causes of prostate cancer? | |||
Men responding with at least one cause | 179 | 453 | |
Ageing | 119 (66) | 368 (85) | <0.001 |
Family history | 81 (45) | 160 (37) | 0.051 |
Smoking | 58 (32) | 159 (37) | 0.33 |
Bad diet | 56 (31) | 153 (35) | 0.36 |
Infection | 47 (26) | 82 (19) | 0.041 |
Chemical exposure | 41 (23) | 67 (15) | 0.026 |
Occupation | 24 (13) | 51 (12) | 0.56 |
Obesity | 6 (3) | 48 (11) | 0.002 |
Where you live | 13 (7) | 19 (4) | 0.14 |
Other | 9 (5) | 27 (6) | 0.57 |
Comparing Black and White men | |||
Black men have greater risk for prostate cancer | 44 (23) | 62 (13) | |
White men have greater risk for prostate cancer | 0 (0) | 13 (3) | |
No difference in risk | 80 (42) | 132 (29) | |
Do not know | 65 (34) | 242 (54) | <0.001 |
10 000 men over 65 years of age, how many new cases of prostate cancer in a 1-year period? | |||
1 | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
10 | 10 (6) | 12 (3) | |
100 | 53 (29) | 112 (25) | |
1000 | 59 (33) | 173 (39) | |
1001+ | 57 (32) | 145 (33) | 0.11 |
In men, lung cancer is | |||
More common than prostate cancer | 50 (28) | 100 (23) | |
Equally common to prostate cancer | 66 (37) | 135 (31) | |
Less common than prostate cancer | 61 (34) | 200 (46) | 0.033 |
Testicular cancer is | |||
More common than prostate cancer | 20 (13) | 25 (6) | |
Equally common to prostate cancer | 47 (30) | 77 (19) | |
Less common than prostate cancer | 90 (57) | 313 (75) | <0.001 |
