Racial and ethnic disparities in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: testing the physician-level segregated and differential treatment hypotheses.

Jialin MaoJeanine M GenkingerAndrew G RundleJason D WrightTabassum Z InsafMaria J SchymuraJim C HuParisa Tehranifar

Published in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2024)

Racial and ethnic disparities in RARP use are related to patients being treated by different surgeons and treated differently by the same surgeons. Identifying and addressing multilevel barriers to equitable surgical treatment is needed to reduce disparities among prostate cancer patients.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
robot assisted
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
quality improvement
ejection fraction
emergency department
minimally invasive
chronic kidney disease
affordable care act
primary care
prognostic factors
african american
healthcare
combination therapy