Prostate Cancer Overall Survival: Multilevel Analysis of A Population-Based Cancer Registry Data.

 It has been estimated that there will be 233,000 new cases and 29,480 deaths from prostate cancer (PCa) in the United States in 2014.1 In 2014, the State of Florida ranks  Second behind California in PCa incidence (16,590 estimated new cases).1  Second behind California for mortality (2,170 estimated deaths) from PCa.1  Few studies have investigated the contribution of individual-level and contextual factors to PCa survival.  The objective is to identify individual and contextual factors contributing to overall survival among prostate cancer patients in Florida. Results (Cont.) 1Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL; 2BioMedware, Ann Arbor, MI; 3Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; 4Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL; 5Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL.