Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Incidence of distant stage prostate cancer is increasing in the United States. Research is needed to understand trends by social and geographic factors.

Objective

To examine trends in prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates in California by stage, age, race and ethnicity, and region.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used mortality data from the California Cancer Registry and California Department of Public Health's Center for Health Statistics, and incidence data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program and the US Census. The dataset for these analyses was released in April 2024. Participants included males residing in California between 2004 and 2021. Analyses were conducted from April

SUBMITTER: Van Blarigan EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11774093 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature