Black prostate cancer patients may receive lower-quality surgical care than white patients, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the medical records of nearly 106,000 prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate) in Florida, Maryland and New York state between 1996 and 2007. This study found that black men were 33 percent less likely to have a high-volume surgeon and 27 percent less likely to be treated in a high-volume hospital, compared to white men. Black patients also had a higher rate of blood transfusion, longer hospital stays and were more likely to die in the hospital. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Barocas DA, et al. Racial Variation in the Quality of Surgical Care for Prostate Cancer. J Urol. 2012 Aug 16. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22902011
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