Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to identify healthcare inequities in referrals and diagnoses of suspected prostate cancer (PCa) in an ethnically diverse and socially deprived large urban region.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 2-Week Wait (2WW) suspected PCa patients ( = 12 947) referred to two acute NHS Trusts in North East London (NEL) from February 2019 to August 2023. Sociodemographics, diagnosis and pretreatment staging data were collected from patient records.