The investigators hypothesize that SSDH factors drive cancer development differentially by race, and including SSDH factors in prediction models can improve risk prediction to guide decision-making regarding screening, diagnosis, and treatment across race and ethnic groups.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
To identify not yet discovered SSDH and lifestyle factors that associate with identification of unfavorable vs. favorable prostate cancer histology between Black, Hispanic, and Asian men.
OUTLINE:
UCSF participants who agreed to participate in the Urology 90991 Biobank Consent (UCSF internal review board (IRB) #11-05226), and urology surgeons at community hospitals may refer participants for radical prostatectomy to University of California, San Francisco. Potential participants will be approached by the UCSF study team for an offer to participate and Non-UCSF participants will be asked to sign a medical release form prior to the research team collecting data from your medical record about your prostate cancer and treatment.
