ArticleJournal of psychosocial oncology
African American prostate cancer survivorship: Exploring the role of social support in quality of life after radical prostatectomy.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Qualitative studies on men with prostate cancer: a systematic meta-synthesis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to accessing and utilising post-treatment psychosocial support by Black men treated for prostate cancer-a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Supportive care needs of men with prostate cancer: A systematic review update.European journal of cancer care · 2022Pooled it
- From Availability to Access: A Mixed-Methods Study of Digital Prostate Cancer Survivorship Support for Black Men.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- A Culturally Tailored Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Black Survivors With Prostate Cancer: Protocol for a Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Quality of life assessment among ethnically diverse Black prostate cancer survivors: a constructivist grounded theory approach.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Time to Treatment Initiation of Lung, Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancers and Contributing Factors From 2015 to 2020 Utilizing Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program Database.World journal of oncology · 2025Article
- Validity and reliability of the brief form of the normative male alexithymia scale among Chinese patients after radical prostatectomy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Correlates of health-related quality of life in African Americans diagnosed with cancer: a review of survivorship studies and the Detroit research on cancer survivors cohort.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2024Review
- The impact of marital status on tumor aggressiveness, treatment, and screening among black and white men diagnosed with prostate cancer.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Quality of Life Assessment Among Ethnically Diverse Black Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach.Research square · 2024Article
- 'Out of the frying pan into the fire': a qualitative study of the impact on masculinity for men living with advanced prostate cancer.Palliative care and social practice · 2023Article
- Faith as a Mechanism for Health Promotion among Rural African American Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Examination.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The association of marital status and mortality among men with early-stage prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy: insight into post-prostatectomy survival strategies.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2019Article
- The Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS) Pilot Study: A Focus on Outcomes after Cancer in a Racially Diverse Patient Population.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019Article
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- Prostate Cancer Information Available in Health-Care Provider Offices: An Analysis of Content, Readability, and Cultural Sensitivity.American journal of men's health · 2018Article
- The Association of Sources of Support, Types of Support and Satisfaction with Support Received on Perceived Stress and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to explore the African American prostate cancer survivorship experience following radical prostatectomy and factors contributing to quality of life during survival.
designAfrican American men who were part of a larger prostate cancer cohort were invited to participate in a focus group. Eighteen open-ended questions were designed by the study team and an experienced moderator to elicit participants' survivorship experiences.
resultsTwelve men consented to participate in the study. Emergent themes included views of prostate cancer in the African American community, perceptions of normalcy, emotional side effects following radical prostatectomy, and social support involvement and impact during recovery.
conclusionsPrevious findings suggest that African American men may experience more distress than Caucasian men when facing typical prostate cancer side effects. Traditional masculine role norms and negative perceptions of "disease disclosure" in the African American community could be contributing to the distress reported by some in this study. Strengthening social support systems by promoting more prosocial coping and help-seeking behaviors early in the survivorship journey may help bypass the detrimental health effects associated with masculine role identification, resulting in improved quality of life throughout the lengthy survival period anticipated for these men.
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