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The association between race and prostate cancer risk on initial biopsy in an equal access, multiethnic cohort

The association between race and prostate cancer risk on initial biopsy in an equal access,... In an equal access healthcare facility, black race was associated with greater risk of PC detection on initial biopsy and of high-grade PC after adjusting for clinical characteristics. Additional investigation of mechanisms linking black race and PC risk and PC aggressiveness is needed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cancer Causes & Control Springer Journals

The association between race and prostate cancer risk on initial biopsy in an equal access, multiethnic cohort

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Subject
Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Biomedicine general; Oncology; Public Health; Epidemiology; Hematology
ISSN
0957-5243
eISSN
1573-7225
DOI
10.1007/s10552-014-0402-6
pmid
24879044
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Abstract

In an equal access healthcare facility, black race was associated with greater risk of PC detection on initial biopsy and of high-grade PC after adjusting for clinical characteristics. Additional investigation of mechanisms linking black race and PC risk and PC aggressiveness is needed.

Journal

Cancer Causes & ControlSpringer Journals

Published: May 31, 2014

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