Association of Health-Care System With Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality in African American and Non-Hispanic White Men

Abstract

Disparities in prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) between African American and non-Hispanic White (White) patients have been attributed to biological and systemic factors. We evaluated drivers of these disparities in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) national registry and an equal-access system, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2021
Source ID
10.1093/jnci/djab062

Entities

People

  • Abhishek Kumar
  • Ajay Sandhu
  • Brent S Rose
  • Daniella Klebaner
  • Humberto Parada
  • Isla P Garraway
  • James D. Murphy
  • John P Einck
  • Kosj Yamoah
  • María Elena Martínez
  • P. Travis Courtney
  • Rana Mckay
  • Tyler Stewart

Organizations

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
  • National Institutes of Health
  • San Diego State University
  • UC San Diego School of Medicine
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Veterans Health Administration

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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