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Many Asian Men Demonstrate A Better Capacity For Surviving Prostate Cancer than White Men

Following skin cancer, prostate cancer is now the most frequently seen form of cancer in American men and it is predicted that in the region of 219,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed as having prostate cancer during 2007 and that just over 27,000 men will die from the condition.

But, as is the case with many conditions, prostate cancer survival rates are not the same around the globe and this fact should give us the data that will permit us to improve our treatment methods.

In a recent study data was compiled on almost 117,000 men with prostate cancer (including just over 108,000 white men and almost 9,000 Asians drawn from the six largest Asian ethnicities - , Japanese, Chinese, Korean, South Asian, Filipino and Vietnamese). The study looked at survival rates and prognostic factors for these men.

Amongst the many findings from the study it was seen that the risk profile for Asian men was worse than that for white men, with Asians being more likely to have advanced prostate cancer at the time of diagnosis and of receiving treatment with a range of non-curative therapies. But, the study also found that the survival rates for Asian men were either equal to or better than those seen in white men.

These study results were particularly surprising when we note that the age at which most Asian men are diagnosed as having prostate cancer is much higher than that for white men and that their cancer is generally further advanced, which ought to indicate a lower survival rate.

When the data was examined in more detail however it was revealed that there was considerable variation between different Asian groups. For example, Japanese-American men were one-third less likely to die from prostate cancer, while men from South Asia (including, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Bhutan) were forty percent more likely to die from the disease.

So just what does this mean? Well, unfortunately the answer would appear to be very little. These variations are certainly big enough to be significant, however the wide variation between several broadly similar groups means that it is impossible to draw any real conclusions. Without doubt there are several things, such as exercise, diet and genetics, that are a factor but several of the findings seem to be almost contradictory.

As a result, a study that it was believed would point to differences across ethic groups which would permit us to improve our treatment options has in fact produced more questions that it has answered. Indeed, apart from exentuating the dangers of drawing conclusions from too large a group, as seen in the wide variation between the figures for Asian men in general and men from just South Asia, the study has revealed that the differences were larger than most people had believed and thus suggest that the variations may be more significant than previously believed.

At the end of the day, this study has not taken us any further forward however has at least highlighted the need for further investigation that will hopefully produce better data and allow us to take advantage of the better survival rates in many Asian men in drawing up treatment plans for prostate cancer.

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