Kerry L. Kilbridge

Introduction Contemporary systemic therapies added to androgen deprivation monotherapy improve survival in advanced prostate cancer (PC), but access may be constrained by geography and structural barriers.1-3 Prior studies have documented racial disparities in PC treatment but have been limited by older therapeutic eras and regional datasets, and, to our knowledge, none has examined whether racial disparities in receipt of contemporary systemic therapy are modified by rural-urban residence.4...

Poor comprehension of prostate cancer (PCa) medical terms can create barriers to PCa treatment discussions. The authors measured comprehension of PCa terms and its relationship to health literacy in a group of Black men who were newly diagnosed with PCa. They examined whether tailoring communication with alternative colloquial words would be helpful and acceptable. Patients were recruited from urology clinics (N = 152).

INTRODUCTION Appreciation for the role that health literacy plays in population health has grown in recent years. Low health literacy adversely affects many cancer outcomes.1, 2 According to the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 14% of adults in the United States have below basic (the lowest level) health literacy skills and 22% have basic health literacy skills.