African-Americans and other minorities in the U.S. face greater colorectal cancer risks than whites, according to a new study.
The results show that minorities are up to 60 percent more likely to have colorectal cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage - and up to 30 percent more likely to die from the disease - than whites.
Blacks are hardest hit by colorectal cancer, but researchers say this is the first study to compare colorectal cancer risks within smaller racial and ethnic subgroups.
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. The risk of death depends largely on the stage at which the disease is diagnosed, treatment, and as this study suggests, ethnic group.
1. I work at a Colorectal clinic and have noticed the same thing.
Posted at 12:16PM on Jul 10th 2005 by Shane