Prostate cancer: demographic and behavioral correlates of stage at diagnosis among blacks and whites in North Carolina.

摘要: Abstract Objectives. Although stage at diagnosis is one of the most important predictors survival from prostate cancer, demographic factors, screening practices, and knowledge beliefs associated with have not been well documented, particularly by race. Methods. We conducted telephone interviews 117 black 114 white men diagnosed cancer to identify healthcare-seeking behaviors, cancer-related knowledge, attitudes, practices stage. The sample was stratified composed 50 74 years old who resided in a contiguous 63-county region North Carolina were 1 16 participating hospitals. Results. Among blacks, inversely correlated income ( P = 0.04) health insurance status ≤ 0.001); among whites, or status, but approached significance marital 0.06). Awareness before tended decline advancing 0.07), high for all stages (greater than 93%) whites. Report prostate-specific antigen screen 0.01); trend observed whites significant 0.20). Knowledge risk factors significantly blacks Less third each race group knew that are increased cancer. Conclusions. Demographic other vary should be considered when designing targeting interventions reduce late