Disparities Between Rural and Urban Patients With Prostate Cancer in Nebraska.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies focused on rural-urban disparities in patients with prostate cancer have demonstrated minimal differences in incidence and overall survival (OS). However, available data are limited, especially in understudied geographic locations. In this study, we investigated additional measures of potential cancer disparity and focused on examining rural-urban prostate cancer disparity in Nebraska residents.

Methods

Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer from 1991 to 2023 living in Nebraska were identified in the integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research (iCaRe2) and categorized as rural and urban by rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes.

Results

Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. The iCaRe2 patient registry contained data on 765 men

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931398 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature