Racial differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality.

Abstract

e15119 Background: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer deaths in the U.S. There are significant racial differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality. Methods: The SEER Database for 2008 was analysed for designated areas: Connecticut, Detroit, and Hawaii, assuming that these areas are surrogates for whites, blacks, and Asians, respectively. Results: Incidence and mortality (see Table). Conclusions: Assuming that the geographic SEER areas (Conn, Det, Ha) are surrogates for whites, blacks, and Oriental populations, we conclude that the incidence and mortality rates for blacks are higher than those for whites and Orientals. [Table: see text]