2024
County-level racial disparities in prostate cancer specific mortality from 2005 to 2020
Washington S, Fakunle M, Wang L, Braun A, Leapman M, Cowan J, Cooperberg M. County-level racial disparities in prostate cancer specific mortality from 2005 to 2020. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2024, pkae109. PMID: 39495143, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkae109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksRacial disparitiesCancer-specific mortalityCancer outcomesAssociated with lower mortality riskProstate cancer-specific mortalityProstate cancer outcomesNon-Hispanic white patientsLinear mixed models evaluated associationsPrimary care providersSpecific mortalityRadiation oncologist densityLower mortality riskYear of deathBlack-white differencesRace-based disparitiesMortality disparitiesProvider densityCare providersCounty-level dataHospital bedsMortality riskData of menProstate cancer specific mortality riskWhite patients
2023
Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States
Chu C, Leapman M, Zhao S, Cowan J, Washington S, Cooperberg M. Prostate cancer disparities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the United States. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 413-420. PMID: 36629492, PMCID: PMC10086629, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer-specific mortalityProstate-specific antigenAlaska Native patientsCancer-specific mortalityGleason scoreNative patientsDefinitive treatmentWhite patientsProstate cancerTreatment accessAlaska NativesProvider densityHigher prostate-specific antigenAdvanced prostate cancerPatterns of careExternal beam radiationAmerican IndiansProstate cancer disparitiesCounty-level demographicsHealth policy interventionsLower ratesMultivariable adjustmentBaseline characteristicsPathologic factorsWorse survival