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Racial disparity and socioeconomic status in association with survival in older men with local/regional stage prostate carcinoma

Findings from a large community-based cohort

  1. Xianglin L. Du M.D., Ph.D.1,†,*,
  2. Shenying Fang M.D., M.S.1,
  3. Ann L. Coker Ph.D.1,
  4. Maureen Sanderson Ph.D.1,
  5. Corrine Aragaki Ph.D.1,
  6. Janice N. Cormier M.D. MPH2,
  7. Yan Xing M.D., M.S.2,
  8. Beverly J. Gor Ed.D., R.D.3,
  9. Wenyaw Chan Ph.D.1

Article first published online: 13 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21732

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 106, Issue 6, pages 1276–1285, 15 March 2006

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Du, X. L., Fang, S., Coker, A. L., Sanderson, M., Aragaki, C., Cormier, J. N., Xing, Y., Gor, B. J. and Chan, W. (2006), Racial disparity and socioeconomic status in association with survival in older men with local/regional stage prostate carcinoma. Cancer, 106: 1276–1285. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21732

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  1. 1

    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas

  2. 2

    Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  3. 3

    Center for Research on Minority Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  1. †

    Fax: (713) 500-9264

*University of Texas School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler Dr., RAS-E631, Houston, TX 77030

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 13 FEB 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 5 OCT 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 8 JUL 2005

Funded by

  • National Cancer Institute
  • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Information Management Services, Inc.
  • SEER Program tumor registries

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