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Lung carcinoma in African Americans.
Nature clinical practice. Oncology - 1 Feb 2007
Abidoye Oyewale, Ferguson Mark K, Salgia Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Lung carcinoma is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. It accounts for 12% of all cancers diagnosed worldwide, making it the most common malignancy, other than nonmelanoma skin cancer. A new focus has emerged involving the role of race and ethnicity in lung carcinoma. Current health statistics data demonstrate striking disparities, which are most evident between...
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