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FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — African-American men with prostate cancer suffer worse decisional regret than non-African-American men, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in The Journal of Urology<\/em>.<\/p>\n Molly E. DeWitt-Foy, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues assessed sources of regret with a focus on racial disparities among 1,112 patients with localized prostate cancer treated at the Cleveland Clinic between 2010 and 2016. The analysis included survey responses from 378 participants.<\/p>\n The researchers found that African-American men had worse decisional regret than non-African-American men, even when adjusting for relevant covariates (odds ratio, 2.46). Medical mistrust and masculinity scores on the Prostate Cancer Beliefs Questionnaire were higher for African-American men. Both of these scores predicted worse decisional regret independent of race (odds ratios, 1.415 and 1.350, respectively).<\/p>\n “This novel survey may facilitate identifying targets to reduce racial disparities in prostate cancer,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n