Pain and Its Association with Survival for Black and White Individuals with Advanced Prostate Cancer in the United States.
Emily M RencsokNatalie SlopenHannah E DzimitrowiczKaren A AutioAlicia K MorgansLawrence McSwainPedro C BarataHeather H ChengRobert DreicerTravis A GerkeRebecca M GreenElisabeth I HeathLauren E HowardRana R McKayJoel NowakShannon M PileggiMark M PomerantzDana E RathkopfScott T TagawaYoung E WhangCamille C RaginFolakemi T OdedinaPhilip W KantoffJacob VinsonPaul VillantiSebastien J-P A HaneuseLorelei A MucciDaniel J Georgenull nullPublished in: Cancer research communications (2024)
Black participants with advanced prostate cancer reported worse pain than White participants, and more pain was associated with worse survival. More holistic clinical assessments of pain in this population are needed to determine the factors upon which to intervene to improve quality of life and survivorship, particularly for Black individuals.