Association of Neighborhood Deprivation With Prostate Cancer and Immune Markers in African American and European American Men.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Neighborhood variables may be factors in the excessive burden of prostate cancer among African American men.

Objective

To examine associations between neighborhood deprivation, circulating immune-oncology markers, and prostate cancer among African American and European American men.

Design, setting, and participants

A case-control study was conducted between January 1, 2005, and January 1, 2016. Participants included men with prostate cancer and age- and race-frequency-matched population controls. Participants were recruited at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical Center; controls were obtained through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration database. National Death Index follow-up was performed through December

SUBMITTER: Pichardo MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9860532 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature