OncoAlert

Oncology Here and Now with Dr Morgan & Mr Tyler Kratzer.

β€’ OncoAlert β€’ Season 2 β€’ Episode 2

Join Dr. Gil Morgan in conversation with Mr. Tyler Kratzer of the American Cancer Society, lead author of Prostate Cancer Statistics 2025 (published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians).

πŸ“– Read the paper here: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.70028

Key Insights:
⚠️ Racial disparities persist:
Black men: 2Γ— higher mortality & 67% higher incidence
American Indian/Alaska Native men: 12% higher mortality despite lower incidence
Asian American/Pacific Islander & Hispanic men: less often diagnosed with localized disease
πŸ‘‰ Take-home message: Rising rates of advanced prostate cancer and persistent disparities underscore the urgent need to improve early detection strategies, avoid overdiagnosis, and address inequities in outcomes.