Self-reported Black race predicts significant prostate cancer independent of clinical setting and clinical and socioeconomic risk factors

In 2017, 161,360 estimated cases of prostate cancer (CaP) were diagnosed in the United States [1]. Men of high genetic West African ancestry (WAA) face disparities in CaP incidence worldwide. As a corollary, several studies have demonstrated that US Black men have increased risk of CaP diagnosis on prostate biopsy relative to White men [2]. It is unclear whether this is predominantly attributable to socioeconomic or biologic factors [3,4].

Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - September 17, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Oluwarotimi S. Nettey, Austin J. Walker, Mary Kate Keeter, Ashima Singal, Aishwarya Nugooru, Iman K. Martin, Maria Ruden, Pooja Gogana, Michael A. Dixon, Tijani Osuma, Courtney M.P. Hollowell, Roohollah Sharifi, Marin Sekosan, Ximing Yang, William J. Cata Tags: Original article Source Type: research