Does Race, Income Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome? No, New Study Suggests
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 12:21
in Health & Medicine
A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a new study. It is unique in that nearly 50 percent of patients in the analysis are African-American.