Racial differences in the treatment and outcomes for prostate cancer in Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Massachusetts is a northeastern state with universally mandated health insurance since 2006. Although Black men have generally worse prostate cancer outcomes, emerging data suggest that they may experience equivalent outcomes within a fully insured system. In this setting, the authors analyzed treatments and outcomes of non-Hispanic White and Black men in Massachusetts.

Methods

White and Black men who were 20 years old or older and had been diagnosed with localized intermediate- or high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer in 2004-2015 were identified in the Massachusetts Cancer Registry. Adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess predictors of definitive therapy. Adjusted and unadjusted survival models compared cancer-specific mortality. Interaction te

SUBMITTER: Cole AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9107927 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature