Rev. Willie Bodrick, II, Senior Pastor at the Twelfth Baptist Church, spoke out about the prostate cancer crisis facing Black men at the Boston Prostate Cancer Community Rally. Open conversations about the prostate cancer disparity, a focus on early detection, and following prevention strategies is vital, said Rev. Bodrick.
“It is a disease that affects Black men disproportionately,” he stated. “What cultural practices are we all active in that’s actually creating this problem and this disparity? Where does the conversation of prevention lie? I think a lot of it is early testing, but it’s also early education.”