Variations in Age-Adjusted Prostate Cancer Incidence Rates by Race and Ethnicity After Changes in Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Recommendation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

After publication of US Preventive Task Force Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening guidelines in 2008 and 2012, there have been documented associations with incidence and stage distributions of prostate cancer. It is unclear if these changes were temporary or differed by age or race and ethnicity.

Objective

To assess the association of 2008 and 2012 PSA guidelines with prostate cancer incidence by age and race and ethnicity in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study evaluated prostate cancer incidence from 2005 to 2018 in the US using data from the US Cancer Statistics public use database. Data were analyzed from August 2020 through June 2022.

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was the year when rates of

SUBMITTER: Lai SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature