Status report on prostate cancer in African Americans: a national blueprint for action.

"A leadership Conference--Prostate Cancer in the African-AMerican Community: an Agenda for Action" was held November 20 to 22, 1997, in Houston, Texas. The meeting--a collaborative effort of the American Cancer Society, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Cancer Institute--examined the unique challenge that prostate cancer poses to the African-American community. This article presents the National Blueprint for Action developed at this historic conference.