Evaluating Potential Impacts of Climate‐Related Natural Disasters on Subsequent Prostate Cancer Mortality
We report a significant, dose-dependent change in mortality from metastatic prostate cancer following a climate-related natural disaster. The reasons are speculative but may include delayed diagnosis, care fragmentation, and interruptions for treatments for advanced disease including chemotherapy and radio-hormonal therapy.
Authors
- Zhiyu Qian
- Edoardo Beatrici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-2956)
- Rohit Acharya
- Danesha Daniels
- Alexander P. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0049-8529)
- Hari S. Iyer
- Quoc‐Dien Trinh
- Yu‐Jen Chen
- Stuart R. Lipsitz
- Adam S. Kibel
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Humanitas University (IT)
- Kings Health Partners (GB)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- Goodwin College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.71618
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00