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The study included patients aged 40 to 99 years from Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Utah, and Washington (Seattle and Puget Sound areas) with prostate cancer diagnosed between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2015, and follow-up through January 1, 2018. Patients with missing follow-up, diagnosis at autopsy, and missing residential or treatment facility data were excluded. 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