Survival Differences by Race and SES in the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study

Objectives:

To examine the role of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status on the overall and prostate cancer specific survival differences after controlling for baseline demographic and clinical variables, tumor characteristics, and treatment.

Rationale:

Prostate cancer mortality is higher among black men than among men of any other racial/ethnic group. Blacks and Latinos are also more likely to present with advanced stage disease. It is not clear whether the racial/ethnic survival disparities can be explained by the disparity in stage at presentation and treatment.

Data:

Baseline data on demographics, SES, tumor characteristics (PSA/Gleason), stage, comorbidity, treatment, the 1990 US Census for census-tract level neighborhood characteristics, and the most current follow-up status.

Methods:

Overall and prostate cancer specific survival analysis for non-Hispanic whites, non-Hispanic blacks, and Hispanics.

Target Schedule:

Analyses to begin: Spring 2004

Collaborators:

Richard Hoffman, Arnie Potosky, Ben Hankey, Lynne Harlan, Peter Albertsen

Contact Information:

Limin (Lin) Clegg, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd.
Suite 504, MSC 8316
Bethesda, MD 20892-8316 (Normal correspondence)
Rockville, MD 20852 (Overnight courier)

Phone: 301-402-5830, 301-496-8510
Fax: 301-496-9949
E-mail: lin_clegg@nih.gov

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