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Abstract #301715

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Activity Number: 409
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 12, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Health Policy Statistics
Abstract - #301715
Title: Type of Health Insurance, Race, and the Rate of Prostate Cancer
Author(s): Negasi Beyene*+
Companies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Address: 3311 Toledo Rd. Suite #4121, Hyattsville, MD, 20782,
Keywords: cancer ; prostate ; screening
Abstract:

Prostate cancer occurs when some of the cells that make up the prostate gland escape from the normal control on their growth and start to divide, grow and spread in an uncontrolled manner. At first the growth of cancer occurs very slowly and is usually limited within the prostate gland. Later on in the course of the illness, the prostate cancer cells can spread around the body, particularly to the bones where they can cause pain and disability. Estimates show that the cancer may have been growing in some men for up to 10 years before it causes symptoms and is diagnosed. Thus, early detection and treatment could prolong the lives of patients. Using the National Health Interview Survey of 1995-2002, I am trying to find out if there is a difference in the rate of prostate cancer by type of health insurance people have and their race. This study considers men of 40 years of age and older.

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