Socioeconomic Disparities in Prostate Cancer Treatment: The Impact of Area Deprivation Index on Initial Treatment Type for Localized PCa in a North‐American Cohort
Patients in more advantaged areas were more likely to receive RP, while those in disadvantaged areas received more RT. Recognizing how neighborhood factors affect treatment choices is crucial for improving health equity and reducing disparities in PCa outcomes.
Authors
- Akshay Sood
- Alessandro Bertini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4987-7898)
- Giovanni Lughezzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-4521)
- Alberto Briganti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-0494)
- Nicolò Maria Buffi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-9091)
- Marco Finati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7425-1166)
- Andrea Salonia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0595-7165)
- Firas Abdollah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1298-8231)
- Ettore Di Trapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-3218)
- Silvia Viganò
- Alessio Finocchiaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0273-7593)
- Alex Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5294-2497)
- Francesco Montorsi
- Vincenzo Ficarra
- Craig A. Rogers
- Marta Rossanese
Institutions
- University of Foggia (IT)
- Humanitas University (IT)
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini (IT)
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele (IT)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Prostate
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.24882
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Vattikuti Foundation