Race/Ethnicity may be an Important Predictor of Life Expectancy in Localized Prostate Cancer Patients: Novel Analyses Using Social Security Administration Life Tables.
Christoph WürnschimmelLuigi NoceraMike WenzelClaudia Collà RuvoloZhe TianFred SaadAlberto BrigantiShahrokh F ShariatVincenzo MironeFelix K H ChunDerya TilkiMarkus GraefenPierre I KarakiewiczPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2022)
When comparing SEER-derived observed OS with SSA life table-derived predicted life expectancy, we recorded a survival disadvantage in non-Hispanic Black RP and EBRT patients, which was not the case in the three other races/ethnicities (non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanic/Latinos, and Asians). This discrepancy should ideally be confirmed within different registries, countries, and tumor entities. Furthermore, the source of these discrepant survival outcomes should be investigated and addressed by health care politics.