Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton St, NY, United States
Research
Knowledge and Understanding Differs Between African American Men and Caucasian Men When Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
Author(s): Adam B. Sumlin*, Susan Camacho, Zahra Fayazi, Ali Houjaij, Oussama M. Darwish, Adrienne Groman and Alan Hutson
Purpose: African American (AA) men are diagnosed with Prostate cancer (PCa) approximately 3 years younger, more often in an advanced stage, and incurable,
when compared to Caucasian American (CA) men. We seek to study whether this difference is due to factors related to, stress, and lack of knowledge of prostate
cancer, race, or the combination of all these factors.
Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 389 participants (234 CA and 135 AA men) for a possible diagnosis of prostate cancer over 3 years. Quantitative
data was collected from patients on demographic status along with their level of knowledge of prostate cancer and anxiety related to their diagnosis and possible
treatment. Exact Pearson chi-square tests were used to test the independence between race and various socio-economic factors.
Results:.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6895.10.9.512
Neurological Disorders received 937 citations as per Google Scholar report
