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ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2020

Prostate Cancer Incidence and Aggressiveness in Appalachia versus Non-Appalachia Populations in Pennsylvania by Urban-Rural Regions, 2004-2014.

Alicia C McDonald, Emily Wasserman, Eugene J Lengerich, Jay D Raman, Nathaniel R Geyer, Raymond J Hohl, Ming Wang

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alicia C McDonaldPenn State Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania. amcdonald3@phs.psu.edu.
Emily WassermanDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Eugene J LengerichPenn State Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-9872-1647
Jay D RamanPenn State Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Nathaniel R GeyerDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0003-0965-3123
Raymond J HohlPenn State Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Ming WangPenn State Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-9977-7041
Pennsylvania State University · USPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · US

Funding

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR002014 · NCATS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI KRASCHNEWSKI, JENNIFER L. · 2016 to 2025
$33.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002014NIDDK NIH HHS L30 DK118601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFew studies have examined prostate cancer incidence and aggressiveness in urban-rural Appalachian populations. We examined these rates in urban-rural Appalachia and non-Appalachia Pennsylvania (PA), and the association between these areas and more aggressive prostate cancer at diagnosis.

methodsMen, ages ≥ 40 years with a primary prostate cancer diagnosis, were identified from the 2004-2014 Pennsylvania Cancer Registry. Age-adjusted incidence rates for prostate cancer and more aggressive prostate cancer at diagnosis were calculated by urban-rural Appalachia status. Multivariable Poisson regressions were conducted. Multiple logistic regressions were used to examine the association between the geographic areas and more aggressive prostate cancer, after adjusting for confounders.

resultsThere were 94,274 cases, ages 40-105 years, included. Urban non-Appalachia had the highest 2004-2014 age-adjusted incidence rates of prostate cancer and more aggressive prostate cancer (293.56 and 96.39 per 100,000 men, respectively) and rural Appalachia had the lowest rates (256.48 and 80.18 per 100,000 men, respectively). Among the cases, urban Appalachia were more likely [OR = 1.12; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.08-1.17] and rural Appalachia were less likely (OR = 0.92; 95% CI = 0.87-0.97) to have more aggressive prostate cancer at diagnosis compared with urban non-Appalachia.

conclusionsLower incidence rates and the proportion of aggressive disease in rural Appalachia may be due to lower prostate cancer screening rates. More aggressive prostate cancer at diagnosis among the cases in urban Appalachia may be due to exposures that are prevalent in the region. IMPACT: Identifying geographic prostate cancer disparities will provide information to design programs aimed at reducing risk and closing the disparity gap.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overHistory, 21st CenturyHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPennsylvaniaProstatic NeoplasmsRural PopulationUrban Population

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