Prostate Cancer Awareness: A Black Man's Guide to Preventive Screenings, Resource Tools, Fighting the Disease and More (For Those 35 and Older)

 

September is officially Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.  This guide is designed for Black men seeking information on screening ages, resources, post-cancer care and the like.

Furthermore, this guide is also useful for loved ones, caretakers, doctors, family, friends and those who are yearning to have more insights about the silent disease and its impact with Black men.

Factoids: Black Men and Prostate Cancer

1 out of 5 Black men will be diagnosed with this silent disease during their lifetime. This disease affects Black men at a higher rate than other groups. 

If you're a Black man, annual screenings should begin at age 40. If there is a family history with the disease, annual screenings should begin at age 35. R. Frank Jones Urological Society

Auto Trends With JeffCars.com Celebrates 7-Year Anniversary Podcasting Older Shows

 

On July 25, 2015, Auto Trends with JeffCars.com, a multicultural automotive program launched as a monthly show on an Atlanta-based FM station. After just two months on the air, the station cancelled the program. 

Immediately thereafter, the program was picked-up by a Phoenix-based AM station as a weekly show. Since that time, the 30-minute weekly show has expanded its reach to SiriusXM's subscriber-based network and several FM radio outlets, becoming the only syndicated multicultural automotive program airing throughout the U.S. and Canada. The high-energy program is also the only multicultural automotive show airing on SiriusXM, the largest audio entertainment group in the U.S with over 34-million subscribers. In fact, for a few years, it was the only automotive program airing on the SiriusXM network.