Racial and Ethnic Variation in Receipt and Intensity of Active Surveillance for Older Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer.
Spyridon P BasourakosAnjile AnMeenakshi DavuluriLaura C PinheiroBashir Al Hussein Al AwamlhLeonardo D BorregalesDanny LuanRulla M TamimiJim C HuKevin H KenslerPublished in: Urology practice (2024)
The overall adoption of AS for low-risk prostate cancer increased among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries. However, a significant disparity exists for non-Hispanic Black men, as they exhibit lower rates of AS utilization. Moreover, non-Hispanic Black men are less likely to have access to novel technologies, such as mpMRI, as part of their AS protocols.