Diminished Survival of Young Blacks With Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate

Abstract

The survival rates of 117 black and white patients treated by primary radiation for carcinoma of the prostate at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital Center were analyzed according to age and race. In addition, stage, grade, and delay time in seeking medical attention were analyzed. Survival was similar in both young (3 months 72% of the time, as compared to 0% in white young males (p < 0.005). A survival difference was also seen in young blacks as compared with young whites: 3.9-year median survival versus 6.0-year median survival, respectively.