Survival of African American and non‐Hispanic white men with prostate cancer in an equal‐access health care system

Abstract

African American (AA) men in the general US population are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer (PC) compared with non‐Hispanic white (NHW) men. The authors hypothesized that receiving care through the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, an equal‐access medical system, would attenuate this disparity.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 27, 2020
Source ID
10.1002/cncr.32666

Entities

People

  • Abhishek Kumar
  • Alex K Bryant
  • Andrew Bruggeman
  • Brent S Rose
  • Elaine Luterstein
  • James D. Murphy
  • John P Einck
  • Lucas K Vitzthum
  • María Elena Martínez
  • Paul Riviere
  • Reith R. Sarkar
  • Rishi Deka

Organizations

  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of California, San Diego

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