Differences according to socioeconomic status in the management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer
(2012) In European Journal of Cancer 48(1). p.75-84- Abstract
- Background: Outcomes for many cancer forms are associated with socioeconomic status (SES). We investigated if SES was associated with management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer. Material and methods: A nation-wide population-based cohort in Prostate Cancer Data Base Sweden (PCBaSe), a merged database including data on incident prostate cancer identified in the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) between 1997 and 2006. High risk PCa was defined as T3 tumour, and/or Gleason score 8-10 and/or PSA 20-50 ng/mL. Use of bone scan, curative treatment, and mortality in relation to SES was assessed by logistic, Cox, and competing risk regression with hazard ratios (HR), sub-distributed HR and 95% confidence intervals (CI)... (More)
- Background: Outcomes for many cancer forms are associated with socioeconomic status (SES). We investigated if SES was associated with management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer. Material and methods: A nation-wide population-based cohort in Prostate Cancer Data Base Sweden (PCBaSe), a merged database including data on incident prostate cancer identified in the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) between 1997 and 2006. High risk PCa was defined as T3 tumour, and/or Gleason score 8-10 and/or PSA 20-50 ng/mL. Use of bone scan, curative treatment, and mortality in relation to SES was assessed by logistic, Cox, and competing risk regression with hazard ratios (HR), sub-distributed HR and 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusted for co-morbidity, age, calendar period and clinical subgroups. Results: Amongst 17,522 high risk prostate cancer patients, a bone scan was more often performed in higher white-collar than in blue-collar workers (OR 1.30; 95% CI 1.21-1.40). Amongst men without metastases, the likelihood of intention to treat was higher in higher white-collar workers (OR 1.43; 95% CI 1.28-1.57). In men who received curative treatment, the likelihood was higher to undergo radical prostatectomy for higher white-collar patients (OR 1.29; 95% CI 1.10-1.47). In men without metastases, not only overall mortality was lower amongst higher white-collar workers (HR, 0.76; 95% CI 0.60-0.97), but also prostate cancer-specific mortality (sHR 0.70; 95% CI, 0.49-0.99). Conclusions: We conclude that socioeconomic disparities in the management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer exist also within the setting of a National Health Care System aiming to provide care on equal terms to all residents. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Berglund, Anders ; Garmo, Hans ; Robinson, David ; Tishelman, Carol ; Holmberg, Lars ; Bratt, Ola LU ; Adolfsson, Jan ; Stattin, Par and Lambe, Mats
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- Diagnostic intensity, High risk prostatic neoplasm, Mortality, Socioeconomic status, Treatment, Sweden
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- European Journal of Cancer
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- 48
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- 1
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- 75 - 84
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- Elsevier
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- wos:000299866200010
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- 1879-0852
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- 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.07.009
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- English
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abstract = {{Background: Outcomes for many cancer forms are associated with socioeconomic status (SES). We investigated if SES was associated with management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer. Material and methods: A nation-wide population-based cohort in Prostate Cancer Data Base Sweden (PCBaSe), a merged database including data on incident prostate cancer identified in the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) between 1997 and 2006. High risk PCa was defined as T3 tumour, and/or Gleason score 8-10 and/or PSA 20-50 ng/mL. Use of bone scan, curative treatment, and mortality in relation to SES was assessed by logistic, Cox, and competing risk regression with hazard ratios (HR), sub-distributed HR and 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusted for co-morbidity, age, calendar period and clinical subgroups. Results: Amongst 17,522 high risk prostate cancer patients, a bone scan was more often performed in higher white-collar than in blue-collar workers (OR 1.30; 95% CI 1.21-1.40). Amongst men without metastases, the likelihood of intention to treat was higher in higher white-collar workers (OR 1.43; 95% CI 1.28-1.57). In men who received curative treatment, the likelihood was higher to undergo radical prostatectomy for higher white-collar patients (OR 1.29; 95% CI 1.10-1.47). In men without metastases, not only overall mortality was lower amongst higher white-collar workers (HR, 0.76; 95% CI 0.60-0.97), but also prostate cancer-specific mortality (sHR 0.70; 95% CI, 0.49-0.99). Conclusions: We conclude that socioeconomic disparities in the management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer exist also within the setting of a National Health Care System aiming to provide care on equal terms to all residents. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
author = {{Berglund, Anders and Garmo, Hans and Robinson, David and Tishelman, Carol and Holmberg, Lars and Bratt, Ola and Adolfsson, Jan and Stattin, Par and Lambe, Mats}},
issn = {{1879-0852}},
keywords = {{Diagnostic intensity; High risk prostatic neoplasm; Mortality; Socioeconomic status; Treatment; Sweden}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{75--84}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{European Journal of Cancer}},
title = {{Differences according to socioeconomic status in the management and mortality in men with high risk prostate cancer}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2011.07.009}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.ejca.2011.07.009}},
volume = {{48}},
year = {{2012}},
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