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7475418

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this study is to evaluate differences in treatment for localized prostate cancer in African-American compared with Caucasian men. A cohort of patients was identified from the 1988-1989 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data base. Data were linked by county of residence to the Area Resource File. The main outcome measures were (1) the receipt of aggressive therapy (radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation) and (2) the treatment modality (radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation). Of 5,786 subjects, 15% were treated with a radical prostatectomy, 29% received external beam radiation, and 56% did not receive aggressive therapy. African Americans were less likely (relative risk 0.46; 95% confidence interval 0.39, 0.54) than Caucasians to receive aggressive therapy. Among those receiving aggressive therapy, African Americans were less likely (relative risk 0.64; 95% confidence interval 0.48, 0.86) than Caucasians to have a radical prostatectomy. Adjustment for patient, disease, and community health care availability characteristics did not change these results. We conclude that African-American and Caucasian men receive different treatments for localized prostate cancer. The reasons for the differences, and their ultimate effect on mortality and quality of life require further study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0025-7079
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1079-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment of localized prostate cancer in African-American compared with Caucasian men. Less use of aggressive therapy for comparable disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study