Differences in Treatment, Health Status, and Quality of Life Among Men with Prostate Cancer

University of Alabama at Birmingham: Center for Health Promotion

University of New Mexico: Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Topics:
Cancer

Researchers from each center compared the quality of life and health status of men with prostate cancer whose cancer was detected by screening versus that of men whose cancer was detected because of symptoms. The researchers sought to determine which group was more likely to require surgery. A complementary study of black men and white men from rural areas and urban centers in North Carolina evaluated the impact of racial differences and residential setting on participants’ treatment choice and quality of life outcomes. Researchers examined the correlation between race and both prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening and choice of treatment for prostate cancer.

 

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