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Five-Year Prospective Observational Study of African-American Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Demonstrates Race Is Not Predictive of Oncologic Outcomes.

Joshua PincusJacob W GreenbergCaleb NataleChristopher R KollerStephanie MillerJonathan L SilbersteinL Spencer Krane
Published in: The oncologist (2022)
Active surveillance is a safe treatment option for low and very low risk prostate cancer, regardless of race. African-American and Caucasian-American men did not have any significant difference in Gleason grade group progression in our cohort with 5-year follow-up.
Keyphrases
  • african american
  • prostate cancer
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