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ArticleCancer causes & control : CCC2024

The impact of marital status on tumor aggressiveness, treatment, and screening among black and white men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Saira Khan, Lindsay Fuzzell, Marvin Langston, Yunan Han, Justin X Moore, Keon Gilbert, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Jeannette T Bensen, James L Mohler, Elizabeth T H Fontham and 2 more

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Article in Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Saira KhanDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 8100-0094-02300, 63110, USA. khans@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9024-9461
Lindsay FuzzellHealth Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Dr. MRC-COEE, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Marvin LangstonDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Yunan HanDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 8100-0094-02300, 63110, USA.
Justin X MooreCenter for Health Equity Transformation, Department of Behavioral Science, Department of Internal Medicine, Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 760 Press Avenue, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Keon GilbertDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, College for Public Health and Social Justice, St. Louis, University, 3545 Lafayette Ave., Room 316, St. Louis, MO, 63103, USA.
Siobhan SutcliffeDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 8100-0094-02300, 63110, USA.
Jeannette T BensenDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 3130 Bioinformatics Building, CB# 7295, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
James L MohlerRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
Elizabeth T H FonthamDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Louisiana State University, 2020 Gravier Street, 3rd Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Lixin SongSchool of Nursing, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Carrington Hall, CB #7460, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Marquita W Lewis-ThamesDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 750 N. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USLouisiana State University · USMoffitt Cancer Center · USNorthwestern University · USRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USSaint Louis University · USStanford University · USUniversity of Kentucky · US

Funding

Improving adherence to posttreatment follow-up care for rural lung cancer survivors through a community-clinical survivorship care team modelK01CA262342 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEWIS, MARQUITA W. · 2021 to 2025
$801k
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center Alvin J. Siteman Cancer CenterFoundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation for Barnes-Jewish HospitalNCI NIH HHS K01 CA262342U.S. Department of Defense DAMD 17-03-2-0052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine the association of marital status with prostate cancer outcomes in a racially-diverse cohort.

methodsThe study population consisted of men (1010 Black; 1070 White) with incident prostate cancer from the baseline North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer (PCaP) cohort. Marital status at time of diagnosis and screening history were determined by self-report. The binary measure of marital status was defined as married (including living as married) vs. not married (never married, divorced/separated, or widowed). High-aggressive tumors were defined using a composite measure of PSA, Gleason Score, and stage. Definitive treatment was defined as receipt of radical prostatectomy or radiation. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association of marital status with (1) high-aggressive tumors, (2) receipt of definitive treatment, and (3) screening history among Black and White men with prostate cancer.

resultsBlack men were less likely to be married than White men (68.1% vs. 83.6%). Not being married (vs. married) was associated with increased odds of high-aggressive tumors in the overall study population (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR): 1.56; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.20-2.02) and both Black and White men in race-stratified analyses. Unmarried men were less likely to receive definitive treatment in the overall study population (aOR: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.54-0.85). In race-stratified analyses, unmarried Black men were less likely to receive definitive treatment. Both unmarried Black and White men were less likely to have a history of prostate cancer screening than married men.

conclusionLower rates of marriage among Black men might signal decreased support for treatment decision-making, symptom management, and caregiver support which could potentially contribute to prostate cancer disparities.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHumansMaleMarital StatusProstate-Specific AntigenWhiteProstate-Specific AntigenBlack menDefinitive treatmentHigh-aggressive tumorsMarital statusProstate cancerScreening

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