While popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of dying from prostate cancer than caucasian men, a new analysis of genetic data from a large prospective registry and clinical data from several randomized trials indicates that African-American patients may have comparatively higher cure rates when treated with radiation therapy. The study, which is the first report demonstrating improved prostate cancer outcomes for black men. #ASTRO #ASTRO18 #ASTRO2018
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