If You’re African American, You’re More Likely To…
June 28, 2009 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under health and wellness
…Die of cancer than persons of any other racial or ethnic group
…Have prostate cancer at a rate 60 percent higher than that of white men
…Suffer from high blood pressure, kidney disease, and stroke
…Be HIV positive and die of AIDS
…Have your infant die before the age of 1
This is all according to medical research and health statistics, and outlined by Parade Magazine contributing editor Dr. Ranit Mishori of Georgetown University School of Medicine.
But there is hope for us African Americans if we simply take an interest in our own health. We can:
..Get screened routinely for cancer (prostate, colorectal, breast, cervical)
…Adjust the salt in your diet
…Insist on prenatal care
…Get tested routinely for HIV if you are sexually active
