Abstract B87: [Advocate Abstract:] Prostate cancer survivorship among African American males

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Abstract African American survivors of prostate cancer and their families share common experiences yet express their reactions in widely divergent ways. Understanding what factors account for those differences helps explain why some survivors have coped extremely well after treatment and why others have struggled. This research is focused on what enabled victims to become successful survivors and its potential impact on subsequent generations. This study sheds new light on the coping and adaptation of survivors and their families from their own perspective. The study was conducted to describe the lived experiences of African American survivors of prostate cancer, to understand the phenomena in their own terms, to provide a description of their experiences with prostate cancer, and to identify interventions that are ethnically and culturally sensitive. The researcher administered a 49-question sociodemographic survey and conducted 25 in-depth interviews, which entailed descriptions of significant events that influenced the recovery process, perceptions of the health care delivery process and health care providers, and specific recommendations for program development and community outreach in African American communities. Citation Format: Earl Bowen. [Advocate Abstract:] Prostate cancer survivorship among African American males [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Tenth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2017 Sep 25-28; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018;27(7 Suppl):Abstract nr B87.