Poverty, not race, lowers prostate cancer survival

The racial gap seen in the outcome of prostate cancer among older men is primarily due to differences in socioeconomic status, according to the results of a large community-based study.

The exception is Hispanic men, who have the highest rates of survival, but a socioeconomic status on par with African American men.

“Lower socioeconomic status appeared to be one of the major barriers to achieving comparable outcomes for men with prostate carcinoma,” Dr. Xianglin L.

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