Black and White men younger than 50 years of age demonstrate similar outcomes after radical prostatectomy (BMC Urology)

Background: Black men with prostate cancer are diagnosed at a younger age, present with more aggressive disease, and experience higher mortality. We sought to assess pathological features and biochemical recurrence (BCR) in young men undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP) to determine if there is a difference between black and white men closer to the time of disease initiation. Methods: We identified 551 white and 99 black men at a tertiary cancer center who underwent RP at