Prostate cancer and the social construct of race
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In prostate cancer, as in most diseases, race correlates with health outcomes. The influence of race is primarily through socioeconomic influences rather than inherent biological influences. There may be some inherent biological risk of disease associated with area of geographic origin, but that is distinct from race.
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- Authors
- Brawley, O. W.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brawley, Otis W.
- ORCID
- Brawley, Otis W.
- Venue
- Cancer
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021-03-15
- Volume
- 127
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1374-1376
- ISSN
- 0008-543X (ISSN-L)
- 1097-0142
- OpenAlex
- W3136019691
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Cancer (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (P30 CA 0069783)
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Race, Genetics, and Society
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- prostate cancer, race, social construction of race, socioeconomic status, health disparities, biological risk factors, geographical origin, health outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Male, Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostate-Specific Antigen
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