Differences in prostate tumor characteristics and survival among religious groups in Songkhla, Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence and mortality from prostate cancer is expected to increase in the next decade in Thailand. Despite the perceived lower risk in this population vs. developed, western countries, it is becoming an important public health issue. Prostate cancer incidence varies between the most predominant religious groups in Thailand, Buddhists and Muslims. However limited data is available describing the prostate cancer survival in these two populations. Here we examine differences in prostate tumor characteristics and survival between Buddhists and Muslims in the province of Songkhla, Thailand.

Methods

945 incident prostate cancer cases (1990-2014) from the population-based Songkhla Cancer Registry were used in this analysis. Age, grade, stage, and year at diagnosis

SUBMITTER: Alvarez CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6260711 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature