National Community Health Survey · 2026
Tried & Approved

Why Are We Dying?

A National Survey on Black Men and Prostate Cancer

2×
More likely to die from prostate cancer
ACS, 2025
70%
Higher lifetime risk than white men
Memorial Sloan Kettering, 2025
57,300
New cases expected in Black men in 2025
ACS Cancer Action Network, 2025
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About This Survey

The Story Behind the Numbers Has Never Been Told — Until Now

Statistics tell us Black men are dying from prostate cancer at twice the rate of white men. But statistics don't tell us about the toxic dump site you grew up near. They don't tell us about the Vitamin D deficiency nobody caught. They don't tell us about the fear that kept you out of a doctor's office for years. They don't tell us about what treatment did to your body, your marriage, or your sense of self.

This survey was created to collect that story — from the men who lived it. The results will be compiled into a national community research report and shared with urologists, health equity organizations, and advocates fighting for change.

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Community-Led Research

This is not a hospital study. This is your community asking the questions that medical institutions haven't thought to ask — from the inside.

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Completely Anonymous

No names. No identifying information required. Your answers are protected and will never be sold or shared individually.

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Published Findings

Results will be compiled into a report shared with urologists, the American Urological Association, and national health equity organizations.

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Built for Change

Every answer moves us closer to understanding why Black men are dying — and what the medical community, our families, and our communities can do about it.

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Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life.

James 1:12

What We Are Studying

12 Areas. 62 Questions. The Full Picture.

This survey goes deeper than any clinical study has gone before — because it was built by a survivor who knows what questions to ask.

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Family History & Genetics
Who else in your family carried this
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Environmental Exposure
Toxic sites, chemicals, contaminated water
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Vitamin D Deficiency
A silent factor in Black men's cancer risk
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Stress & Work Habits
Overwork, chronic stress, dehydration
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Fear & Medical Mistrust
Fear of knowing. Fear of the system.
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Sexual Health After Treatment
What nobody warned you about
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Mental Health & Emotions
The weight no one sees you carrying
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Financial Burden
How cost shaped your treatment decisions
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Risk Awareness
Did you know before it was too late?
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Treatment & Medical Care
Your options, your decisions, your experience
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Faith & Community
What carried you through
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Nutrition & Lifestyle
Diet, hydration, and daily habits
Data & Validation

The Statistics Behind This Survey

The disparity data referenced throughout this survey comes from the most credible medical and research institutions in the country.

American Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer Statistics, 2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Black Men & Prostate Cancer Risk, 2025
ACS Cancer Action Network
Black Men Policy Resources, 2025
National Institutes of Health
Racial Disparities in Cancer Mortality
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Screening Guidelines for Black Men, 2024
CA: A Cancer Journal
Kratzer et al., September 2025
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About the Founder

Gregory Jacob Jr.

Prostate Cancer Survivor · Patient Advocate · Author · Founder

Gregory Jacob Jr. grew up near a toxic dump site in New Orleans, watched prostate cancer move through his family, worked himself into dehydration and chronic stress for years, and was diagnosed with severe Vitamin D deficiency at the time of his cancer diagnosis. He knows this story from the inside.

He is the founder of Tried & Approved — a faith-based survivorship coaching organization built on three pillars: Meals, Movement, and Mission. He is also the author of Faith. Fight. Heal., The Alkaline Cookbook for Men, and RESTORED, and the host of the podcast I Have Cancer… Now What?

Cancer Survivor Patient Advocate Author · 3 Books AUA 2026 Speaker Faith-Based Coach
Your Story Matters

Be Part of the Answer.

Every man who completes this survey brings us one step closer to understanding why Black men are dying — and what we can do to stop it.

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