Modifiable prostate cancer risk reduction and early detection behaviors in black men.

Objective: To explore the personal factors related to modifiable prostate cancer risk-reduction and detection behaviors among black men.

Methods: Three thousand four hundred thirty (3430) black men were surveyed and structural equation modeling employed to test study hypotheses.

Results: Modifiable prostate cancer risk-reduction behavior was found to be influenced by perceived severity, cues to action, knowledge, and behavioral control.