International Prostate Cancer Update

Arthur L. Burnett II, MD, MBA, FACS, Professor of Urology and Director of the Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-Urology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses potential disparities that exist among different ethnic minorities that may impact treatment-related sexual dysfunction following treatment for prostate cancer. He goes on to discuss racial and ethnic disparities in the prostate cancer treatment landscape, review of prior studies that discuss the possible psychosocial and cultural determinants that impact these outcomes, as well as propose possible approaches to address the problem of sexual dysfunction after prostate cancer treatment amongst various ethnic minority groups.