Differential use of medical versus surgical androgen deprivation therapy for patients with metastatic prostate cancer

CONCLUSIONSRace/ethnicity, neighborhood SES, and insurance status appear to be significantly associated with receipt of surgical ADT. Future research will need to characterize other differences in initial treatments among men with advanced prostate cancer based on race/ethnicity and aim to better understand what factors drive the association between surgical ADT among men of Hispanic origin or those from areas with low neighborhood SES.
Source: Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research