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Breaking the Silence on Prostate Cancer Risk, Advocacy, and Survival for Black Men.

Prostate cancer is often called a “silent killer” — and for Black men, the risk is higher, the conversations are fewer, and the consequences can be deadly when warnings are missed.

In this episode of Four Titles, One Truth, Tommie and Lance sit down with retired CSM Maurice Jackson, a prostate cancer survivor...For an honest, perspective-based conversation about prostate cancer through three Black men’s lived experiences.

None of us are speaking as doctors. We’re speaking as men — one with medical training and close family exposure, one who learned the seriousness of prostate cancer late in life during military retirement exams, and one who was in peak physical condition when rising PSA numbers were initially overlooked before being diagnosed with prostate cancer in his 33rd year of service.

Together, we discuss:

•When prostate cancer first became “real” for each of us

•Why prostate cancer is rarely talked about openly among Black men

•What we didn’t know — and wish we had known earlier

•The importance of self-advocacy in healthcare

•Fear, masculinity, and avoiding shame around screenings

•How personal and family experiences change how we approach our health

•One immediate step Black men should take after hearing this conversation

This episode is not medical advice. It’s lived experience, shared to raise awareness, encourage dialogue, and help Black men take ownership of their health before silence takes something that can’t be replaced.

🎧 If this conversation made you uncomfortable, that’s okay.

🎧 If it made you think, that’s the point.

🎧 If it leads you to take action, then it mattered.