A recent study completed by researchers at the American Cancer Society indicates that the highest mortality rates for prostate cancer in white men occurred in the western part of the United States, particularly in California, while "black men...had an estimated 70%-110% higher incidence and mortality rate for prostate cancer than white men overall..." The study also indicated socioeconomic disparities in four genitourinary cancers (bladder, kidney, prostate, testicular), among both men and women in the United States. In addition to the aforementioned prostate cancer findings, the study also uncovered highest incidence of bladder cancer among white individuals in the U.S. Northeast, while kidney cancer incidence was most prevalent in the Appalachia and southern regions. Among ethnic and racial groups, rates of bladder cancer were highest among American Indian and Alaska Natives, while mortality rates were highest in Hispanic men afflicted with testicular cancer.
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