Archive for November 21st, 2009

21 Nov

Esophageal Cancer Epidemiology in Blacks and Whites

INTRODUCTION
Although the overall cancer incidence and mortality rates have declined between 1973 and 1998 in the United States, race/ethnic- and gender-based cancer disparities have persisted. African Americans are more likely to develop and die from cancer than any other racial group. Black-white disparities in cancer incidence, survival and mortality are evident for most of the [...]

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