Each September, the Caribbean is reminded that prostate cancer quietly claims more men than any other cancer in the region — 76 new diagnoses and 28 deaths per 100,000 annually — a toll shaped by ancestry, aging, and the persistent gap between when disease begins and when it is found. Men of African descent carry a heightened biological risk, yet the forces compounding that risk — limited screening access, late presentation, and overstretched health systems — are shared across the region. The disease is not inevitable, but the silence surrounding it often is, and that silence has a cost measur
Prostate cancer emerges as leading health threat for Caribbean men
Prostate cancer affects Caribbean families through caregiving responsibilities, emotional stress, and financial costs while placing significant demands on regional healthcare systems.