African-Americans have twice the risk of proximal cancer

Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, African-Americans have a significantly increased risk of developing colorectal cancer and receiving a diagnosis of late-stage disease, according to a paper presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, held from Oct. 23 to 28 in San Diego.

Robert John Wong, M.D., of the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, performed a retrospective cohort study of a large population-based cancer registry from 1973 to 2004.

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