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A newly released study finds that black men are twice as likely die of prostate cancer than their white counterparts. Why such a disparity? The answer is socioeconomic in nature, and comes down to a lack of affordable health insurance for those who are lower on the economic ladder.

At myrtlebeachonline.com, the study from the Journal of Cancer reveals that raising awareness of the disease just won't be enough to combat this problem. More than 8% of black men report having no health insurance, compared to 3% of white men. When prostate cancer strikes, this leaves black men without options for treatment that save the lives of white men who are insured. As the article says, "It is well established that uninsured patients, regardless of race, delay getting needed care. And once they do seek medical attention, uninsured patients often receive less aggressive treatment than patients with health insurance."

So, if you can't afford health insurance not only will it take you longer to get care for prostate cancer, you're not likely to get the best kind of treatment anyway. Such a situation is deplorable.

And as premiums go up, more and more people will suffer the same consequences. These days it isn't just the economically challenged that can't find affordable health insurance, many middle class men and women can't keep up with the rising costs of healthcare either.

With cancer deaths predicted to double in the upcoming decades, we will have to do something soon to make health insurance, and life-saving care, available to all Americans who suffer from prostate cancer, or any disease at all.