Social class and carcinoma of the prostate

Three thousand, six hundred and four patients with carcinoma of the prostate attending the Royal Marsden Hospital, St Peter's Hospitals and all non-teaching hospitals of the South Metropolitan regions were reviewed, in addition, data from 1869 cases of prostatic carcinoma registered in the 2 South Metropolitan regions with determinable social class were compared with data collected from both teaching and non-teaching hospitals. Carcinoma of the prostate showed an increased incidence with decreasing socio-economic class.