Abstract
Adrian mole lives in multicultural, multi-faith post-colonial Britain, a Britain in which diversity in all its various shapes and forms is almost taken for granted. However, his confrontation with the possibility of prostate cancer reinforces what we know about White men’s relationship to serious illness in general and to prostate cancer in particular. We know prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and accounts for approximately 25% of all male cancer diagnoses in the United Kingdom (UK) [1]. We know that the incidence of prostate cancer varies according to age, family history and also ethnicity. Research carried out in the US and the UK highlights that Black (African and Caribbean) men have disproportionately higher risk (one in four men as compared to one in nine White men) of prostate cancer than their White counterparts.
Highlights
Adrian mole lives in multicultural, multi-faith post-colonial Britain, a Britain in which diversity in all its various shapes and forms is almost taken for granted
There is a dearth of information looking at the impact of cultural beliefs and practices on United Kingdom (UK) BAME men’s help-seeking behaviour
Given the susceptibility of Black and to a lesser degree South Asian men to prostate cancer and the research highlighting lack of knowledge about cancer and poor access to health care, it is important to explore the causes of delayed help-seeking among these groups
Summary
Adrian mole lives in multicultural, multi-faith post-colonial Britain, a Britain in which diversity in all its various shapes and forms is almost taken for granted. Another major factor in prostate cancer is the way in which cultural beliefs and practices affect men’s decisions to seek medical help [17,18,19,20]. Research highlights that men have poor awareness of the risk factors for prostate cancer and men’s helpseeking behaviour (the recognition of a health concern and the consequent service utilisation) is affected by specific cultural notions of masculinity which prevents them from seeking help [21,22].
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