Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London

Fuente: Wiley Open Access
Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Muhammad Haider, Jeffrey J. Leow, James S. A. Green, Chamkhor Dhillon, Angela S. Wong, Yin Zhou, Sara Paparini, Benjamin W. Lamb, Prabhakar Rajan
Format: Artículo Open Access
Publié: Wiley 2025
Sujets:
Accès en ligne:
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
_version_ 1867001998282326016
author Muhammad Haider
Jeffrey J. Leow
James S. A. Green
Chamkhor Dhillon
Angela S. Wong
Yin Zhou
Sara Paparini
Benjamin W. Lamb
Prabhakar Rajan
author_facet Muhammad Haider
Jeffrey J. Leow
James S. A. Green
Chamkhor Dhillon
Angela S. Wong
Yin Zhou
Sara Paparini
Benjamin W. Lamb
Prabhakar Rajan
Muhammad Haider
Jeffrey J. Leow
James S. A. Green
Chamkhor Dhillon
Angela S. Wong
Yin Zhou
Sara Paparini
Benjamin W. Lamb
Prabhakar Rajan
collection Wiley Open Access
contents Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London Muhammad Haider Jeffrey J. Leow James S. A. Green Chamkhor Dhillon Angela S. Wong Yin Zhou Sara Paparini Benjamin W. Lamb Prabhakar Rajan BJUI Compass AbstractObjectivesThe objective of this study is to identify healthcare inequities in referrals and diagnoses of suspected prostate cancer (PCa) in an ethnically diverse and socially deprived large urban region.MethodsRetrospective cohort study of 2‐Week Wait (2WW) suspected PCa patients (n = 12 947) referred to two acute NHS Trusts in North East London (NEL) from February 2019 to August 2023. Sociodemographics, diagnosis and pretreatment staging data were collected from patient records. We examined referral and diagnosis statistics, age at referral, radiological T‐stage at diagnosis, levels of deprivation by ethnicity and the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns on proportion of referrals and diagnoses by ethnicity and T‐stage at diagnosis. Uni‐ and multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of locally advanced (T‐stage ≥T3) disease.ResultsOf all referrals, 22% were diagnosed with PCa. There were no statistically significant differences in referrals, diagnoses or T‐stage of PCa by ethnicity during COVID lockdown versus non‐lockdown periods (p > 0.05). Compared to men from any other ethnicity, Black men (from Black British, Black African and Black Caribbean ethnic groups) were diagnosed at a younger age (mean = 65 years), had the highest age‐adjusted PCa incidence rate of 149 per 100 000 person‐years, were from the most deprived backgrounds, and were diagnosed with the highest proportion of localised PCa (74%). Multivariable analysis of a patient subgroup revealed age bands 71–80 years (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.31–3.07) and >80 (OR 4.27, 95% CI 2.25–8.08) as independent positive predictors of locally advanced PCa, and Black ethnicity as an independent predictor of localised disease (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.43–1.00). Limitations of this study include the exclusion of PCa cases diagnosed outside the 2WW pathway, as well as missing data on Prostate‐Specific Antigen (PSA) levels, distant radiological staging and histopathological findings.ConclusionWe identify disparities in PCa incidence, stage and age at presentation, as well as socio‐economic deprivation among Black men in NEL. Targeted efforts are needed to mitigate these healthcare inequities. 10.1002/bco2.495 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
doi_str_mv 10.1002/bco2.495
format Artículo Open Access
id wiley_oa_10_1002_bco2_495
institution Wiley Open Access
license_str_mv http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publishDate 2025
publisher Wiley
record_format wiley_oa
spellingShingle Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London
Muhammad Haider
Jeffrey J. Leow
James S. A. Green
Chamkhor Dhillon
Angela S. Wong
Yin Zhou
Sara Paparini
Benjamin W. Lamb
Prabhakar Rajan
BJUI Compass
Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London Muhammad Haider Jeffrey J. Leow James S. A. Green Chamkhor Dhillon Angela S. Wong Yin Zhou Sara Paparini Benjamin W. Lamb Prabhakar Rajan BJUI Compass AbstractObjectivesThe objective of this study is to identify healthcare inequities in referrals and diagnoses of suspected prostate cancer (PCa) in an ethnically diverse and socially deprived large urban region.MethodsRetrospective cohort study of 2‐Week Wait (2WW) suspected PCa patients (n = 12 947) referred to two acute NHS Trusts in North East London (NEL) from February 2019 to August 2023. Sociodemographics, diagnosis and pretreatment staging data were collected from patient records. We examined referral and diagnosis statistics, age at referral, radiological T‐stage at diagnosis, levels of deprivation by ethnicity and the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdowns on proportion of referrals and diagnoses by ethnicity and T‐stage at diagnosis. Uni‐ and multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of locally advanced (T‐stage ≥T3) disease.ResultsOf all referrals, 22% were diagnosed with PCa. There were no statistically significant differences in referrals, diagnoses or T‐stage of PCa by ethnicity during COVID lockdown versus non‐lockdown periods (p > 0.05). Compared to men from any other ethnicity, Black men (from Black British, Black African and Black Caribbean ethnic groups) were diagnosed at a younger age (mean = 65 years), had the highest age‐adjusted PCa incidence rate of 149 per 100 000 person‐years, were from the most deprived backgrounds, and were diagnosed with the highest proportion of localised PCa (74%). Multivariable analysis of a patient subgroup revealed age bands 71–80 years (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.31–3.07) and >80 (OR 4.27, 95% CI 2.25–8.08) as independent positive predictors of locally advanced PCa, and Black ethnicity as an independent predictor of localised disease (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.43–1.00). Limitations of this study include the exclusion of PCa cases diagnosed outside the 2WW pathway, as well as missing data on Prostate‐Specific Antigen (PSA) levels, distant radiological staging and histopathological findings.ConclusionWe identify disparities in PCa incidence, stage and age at presentation, as well as socio‐economic deprivation among Black men in NEL. Targeted efforts are needed to mitigate these healthcare inequities. 10.1002/bco2.495 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
title Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London
topic BJUI Compass
url https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bco2.495