Diversity in Urology. Study finds disparities in management of mCSPC.

CASTRATION-resistant prostate cancer; SERIAL publications; HEALTH services accessibility; MEDICAL care of veterans; EVALUATION of medical care; METASTASIS; BLACK people; HEALTH equity; MEDICAID; SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry)

The article discusses 2024 data which links the Black race and Medicaid enrollment to disparities in treatment/outcomes of patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). Topics covered include the comparatively lesser likelihood of treatment intensification and worse overall survival (OS) of Black patients. Also noted are the latter's stature inside the low occurrence of recommended treatment intensification in both Medicare and the Veterans Health Administration.