Socioeconomic and Geographic Disparities in Anorectal and Urinary Procedures Following Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
Anorectal and urinary procedures following radiotherapy significantly vary across different population subgroups. Observed differences in procedure rates may suggest socioeconomic and geographic disparities in radiotherapy adverse effects for prostate cancer. This underscores the importance of follow-up care for at-risk population subgroups.
Authors
- Braden Higgs
- Liesel M. FitzGerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6882-2698)
- David Murray Roder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-4409)
- Kerri Beckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9798-1479)
- Michael O’Callaghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-5859)
- Tenaw Yimer Tiruye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-3426)
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Cancer Australia (AU)
- Prostate Cancer Research (GB)
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Debre Markos University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71135
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Movember Foundation
- Cancer Council South Australia