Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population

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Autor(a) principal: Colón-López,Vivian
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Ortiz,Ana P., Soto-Salgado,Marievelisse, Torres-Cintrón,Mariela, Pettaway,Curtis A., Puras-Báez,Antonio, Martínez-Ferrer,Magaly, Suárez,Erick
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Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: International Braz J Urol (Online)
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Resumo: Purpose This study compares incidence and mortality of penile cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US) and evaluates the extent in which socioeconomic position index (SEP) or its components influence incidence and mortality in PR. Materials and Methods Age-standardized rates were calculated for incidence and mortality based on data from the PR Cancer Registry and the US National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program, using the direct method. Results PR men had approximately 3-fold higher incidence of penile cancer as compared to non-Hispanic white (Standardized rate ratio [SRR]: 3.33; 95%CI=2.80-3.95). A higher incidence of penile cancer was also reported in PR men as compared to non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics men. Mortality from penile cancer was also higher for PR men as compared to all other ethnic/racial groups. PR men in the lowest SEP index had 70% higher incidence of penile cancer as compared with those PR men in the highest SEP index. However, the association was marginally significant (SRR: 1.70; 95%CI=0.97, 2.87). Only low educational attainment was statistically associated with higher penile cancer incidence (SRR: 2.18; 95%CI=1.42-3.29). Conclusions Although penile cancer is relatively uncommon, our results support significant disparities in the incidence and mortality rates among men in PR. Low educational attainment might influence the high incidence of penile cancer among PR men. Further studies are strongly recommended to explore these disparities.
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spelling Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States PopulationUrogenital NeoplasmsPenile NeoplasmsEpidemiologyMinority HealthHealthcare Disparities Purpose This study compares incidence and mortality of penile cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US) and evaluates the extent in which socioeconomic position index (SEP) or its components influence incidence and mortality in PR. Materials and Methods Age-standardized rates were calculated for incidence and mortality based on data from the PR Cancer Registry and the US National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program, using the direct method. Results PR men had approximately 3-fold higher incidence of penile cancer as compared to non-Hispanic white (Standardized rate ratio [SRR]: 3.33; 95%CI=2.80-3.95). A higher incidence of penile cancer was also reported in PR men as compared to non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics men. Mortality from penile cancer was also higher for PR men as compared to all other ethnic/racial groups. PR men in the lowest SEP index had 70% higher incidence of penile cancer as compared with those PR men in the highest SEP index. However, the association was marginally significant (SRR: 1.70; 95%CI=0.97, 2.87). Only low educational attainment was statistically associated with higher penile cancer incidence (SRR: 2.18; 95%CI=1.42-3.29). Conclusions Although penile cancer is relatively uncommon, our results support significant disparities in the incidence and mortality rates among men in PR. Low educational attainment might influence the high incidence of penile cancer among PR men. Further studies are strongly recommended to explore these disparities. Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia2012-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382012000600728International braz j urol v.38 n.6 2012reponame:International Braz J Urol (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia (SBU)instacron:SBU10.1590/1677-553820133806728info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessColón-López,VivianOrtiz,Ana P.Soto-Salgado,MarievelisseTorres-Cintrón,MarielaPettaway,Curtis A.Puras-Báez,AntonioMartínez-Ferrer,MagalySuárez,Erickeng2013-04-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1677-55382012000600728Revistahttp://www.brazjurol.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||brazjurol@brazjurol.com.br1677-61191677-5538opendoar:2013-04-05T00:00International Braz J Urol (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia (SBU)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
title Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
spellingShingle Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
Colón-López,Vivian
Urogenital Neoplasms
Penile Neoplasms
Epidemiology
Minority Health
Healthcare Disparities
title_short Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
title_full Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
title_fullStr Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
title_full_unstemmed Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
title_sort Penile Cancer Disparities in Puerto Rican Men as compared to the United States Population
author Colón-López,Vivian
author_facet Colón-López,Vivian
Ortiz,Ana P.
Soto-Salgado,Marievelisse
Torres-Cintrón,Mariela
Pettaway,Curtis A.
Puras-Báez,Antonio
Martínez-Ferrer,Magaly
Suárez,Erick
author_role author
author2 Ortiz,Ana P.
Soto-Salgado,Marievelisse
Torres-Cintrón,Mariela
Pettaway,Curtis A.
Puras-Báez,Antonio
Martínez-Ferrer,Magaly
Suárez,Erick
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Colón-López,Vivian
Ortiz,Ana P.
Soto-Salgado,Marievelisse
Torres-Cintrón,Mariela
Pettaway,Curtis A.
Puras-Báez,Antonio
Martínez-Ferrer,Magaly
Suárez,Erick
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Urogenital Neoplasms
Penile Neoplasms
Epidemiology
Minority Health
Healthcare Disparities
topic Urogenital Neoplasms
Penile Neoplasms
Epidemiology
Minority Health
Healthcare Disparities
description Purpose This study compares incidence and mortality of penile cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US) and evaluates the extent in which socioeconomic position index (SEP) or its components influence incidence and mortality in PR. Materials and Methods Age-standardized rates were calculated for incidence and mortality based on data from the PR Cancer Registry and the US National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program, using the direct method. Results PR men had approximately 3-fold higher incidence of penile cancer as compared to non-Hispanic white (Standardized rate ratio [SRR]: 3.33; 95%CI=2.80-3.95). A higher incidence of penile cancer was also reported in PR men as compared to non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics men. Mortality from penile cancer was also higher for PR men as compared to all other ethnic/racial groups. PR men in the lowest SEP index had 70% higher incidence of penile cancer as compared with those PR men in the highest SEP index. However, the association was marginally significant (SRR: 1.70; 95%CI=0.97, 2.87). Only low educational attainment was statistically associated with higher penile cancer incidence (SRR: 2.18; 95%CI=1.42-3.29). Conclusions Although penile cancer is relatively uncommon, our results support significant disparities in the incidence and mortality rates among men in PR. Low educational attainment might influence the high incidence of penile cancer among PR men. Further studies are strongly recommended to explore these disparities.
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