biostudies-literatureYamoah KNCI NIH HHSe2144027https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8767437biostudies-literatureUnknown5(1)<h4>Importance</h4>Prostate cancer (PCa) disproportionately affects African American men, but research evaluating the extent of racial and ethnic disparities across the PCa continuum in equal-access settings remains limited at the national level. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Hospital Administration health care system offers a setting of relatively equal access to care in which to assess racial and ethnic disparities in self-identified African American (or Black) veterans and White veterans.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the extent of racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of PCa, clinical stage, and outcomes between African American patients and White patients who received a diagnosis or were treated at a VA hospital.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>JAMA network openRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.PMC8767437P20 CA233255P50 CA092131Gao AWong YNGarraway IPDuVall SLWang CKatsoulakis ERose BSAlba PRFink AKAnglin-Foote TRMarkt SCLynch JAYamoah KRobison BBurri RPerez CNickols NGLee KMAwasthi SAboiralor OfalseRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.<h4>Importance</h4>Prostate cancer (PCa) disproportionately affects African American men, but research evaluating the extent of racial and ethnic disparities across the PCa continuum in equal-access settings remains limited at the national level. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Hospital Administration health care system offers a setting of relatively equal access to care in which to assess racial and ethnic disparities in self-identified African American (or Black) veterans and White veterans.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the extent of racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of PCa, clinical stage, and outcomes between African American patients and White patients who received a diagnosis or were treated at a VA hospital.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jan2025-04-27T03:34:42.513Z2025-04-06T18:52:14.513ZS-EPMC87674373504096510.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44027