Active surveillance in prostate cancer is possible for Afro-Caribbean population: Comparison of oncological outcomes with a Caucasian cohort.

CONCLUSIONS: Oncological outcomes for active surveillance of Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian men were similar in terms of mortality, recurrence and metastasis in our bicentric study, showing usability of current criteria for Afro-Caribbean. The higher rate of disease progression in the Afro-Caribbean population requires close monitoring. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3. PMID: 32593527 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32593527?dopt=Abstract

Source: Progres en Urologie - July 1, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Prog Urol Source Type: research