August 15, 2007
Prostate Cancer and Race and Ethnicity
From Forbes.com:
In the study, Robbins and his colleagues collected data on 116,916 men (108,076 whites and 8,840 Asians from the six largest represented Asian ethnicities -- Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese) diagnosed with prostate cancer. The researchers compared prognostic factors and survival rates among the men.
The researchers found that for Asians, risk profiles were worse compared with whites. For example, Asians were more likely to have more advanced disease and use non-curative therapies. But, for Asians -- except for South Asians -- survival rates were equal to or better than rates for whites.
The article can be found online at the journal Cancer.
Posted by Staff at 10:38 AM
Category: Asian Health; Health Disparities; Prostate Cancer