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ArticleTranslational cancer research2020

Widowed status predicts poor overall survival of Chinese patients with prostate cancer.

Si-Huai Huang, Yi-Ning Li, Jian-Wei Li, Yi-Hong Guo, Xue-Feng Su

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  1. Marital Status, Living Arrangement, and Survival among Individuals with Advanced Prostate Cancer in the International Registry for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2024
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Si-Huai HuangDepartments of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.
Yi-Ning LiDepartments of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.
Jian-Wei LiDepartments of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.
Yi-Hong GuoDepartments of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.
Xue-Feng SuDepartments of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the influence of marital status on Chinese prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Marital status may have an impact on overall survival in Chinese men with prostate cancer.

methodsWe identified 4,208 Chinese patients diagnosed with PCa between 2004 and 2015 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to determine the impact of marital status on the overall survival (OS) of Chinese PCa patients. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Smoothing function and threshold effect analysis were performed to determine the turning points of variables.

resultsUnivariate analysis demonstrated that marital status, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) category, surgery status, T stage, N stage, and M stage were associated with OS. Multivariate analysis further indicated that marital status, PSA category, surgery status, T stage, and M stage were independent risk factors of OS. Survival analysis demonstrated that the nonwidowed group had a better OS than the widowed group. The risk of poor OS increased rapidly with the PSA level up to the turning point 15.6 and 45.4 ng/mL in the nonwidowed group (HR =1.089; 95% CI: 1.064-1.115; P<0.0001) and the widowed group (HR =1.056; 95% CI: 1.028-1.084; P<0.001), respectively.

conclusionsIn conclusion, this study demonstrated that widowed status greatly affects the OS of Chinese PCa patients. Altogether, this study highlights the importance of psychological intervention, especially for widowed Chinese PCa patients. Timely psychological intervention for widowed Chinese PCa patients might improve the survival outcomes of PCa.

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Marital statusoverall survival (OS)prostate cancer (PCa)widowhood

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