January 1, 1998

High prostrate cancer rate still unexplained

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Colorado remains one of the top states in the country for high incidents of prostate cancer, although medical experts say there’s no reasonable explanation for the high rate here.

More than 210,000 men in the United States and 4,000 in Colorado will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. One in five men will develop the disease in his lifetime. African-American men are 66 percent more likely to get the disease than Caucasian men.

The state has the fifth highest rate for prostate cancer incidents in the country. Screenings are offered in the fall to promote testing but available throughout the year…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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