Question

In the United States, among a representative group of 6,006 white men and 1,126 black men, ages 70-79 at diagnosis with stage IV prostate cancer, 2,337 white men and 344 black men developed a second cancer of some kind after 5 years of follow-up. What is the incidence of a second cancer in the white population

Answer 1

White men diagnosed with stage IV prostatic adenocarcinoma within the age bracket of 70-79 are 1.27 times more likely to survive five years after the diagnosis of stage IV prostatic adenocarcinoma than black men.

Explanation:

The exposure is race and the outcome is survival.

Race Alive Dead T

W 2337 3669 6006

B 344 782 1126

Relative Risk - 1.27

White men diagnosed with stage IV prostatic adenocarcinoma within the age bracket of 70-79 are 1.27 times more likely to survive five years after the diagnosis of stage IV prostatic adenocarcinoma than black men.