1 Cardiovascular Disease âThe #1 killer of African Americans. 2  Diabetes â3.2 million African Americans have diabetes, yet more than 33% do not know it. 3  Vitamin D Deficiency âLow Vitamin D has been associated with several types of cancer as well as certain autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus.
Vaccine Treatment for Prostate Cancer. Sipuleucel-T (Provenge) is a cancer vaccine. Unlike traditional vaccines, which boost the bodyâs immune system to help prevent infections, this vaccine boosts the immune system to help it attack prostate cancer cells. The vaccine is used to treat advanced prostate cancer that's no longer responding to hormone therapy but is causing few or no symptoms.
The vaccination provides protection for 95-100% of those who have it. This protection lasts at least 10 years and may even be life-long. Booster doses of the yellow fever vaccine used to be recommended every 10 years for everyone planning another visit to an area where the infection is found. However, experts working for the World Health Organization (WHO) recently suggested that booster doses may not be necessary.