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A recent medical study finds that black men are twice as likely die of prostate cancer than white men. Why the disparity? The answer is really socioeconomic in nature, and essentially comes down to a lack of affordable health insurance for those men 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 hasn't been enough to combat this problem. More than 8% of black men report having no health insurance, compared to only 3% of white men.

When prostate cancer strikes, as it will do for thousands of men every year, this leaves black men without options for treatment that will save the lives of white men who are insured. The article states that, "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, men who cannot afford health insurance not only take longer to get care for prostate cancer, they're also not likely to get the best kind of treatment anyway.

As premiums go up, more and more men will suffer the same consequences. In this tough economic climate, it isn't just those lower on the economic scale that can't find affordable health insurance, many middle class men and women can't keep up with the rising costs of health care 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.