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Race and colorectal cancer disparities: health-care utilization vs different cancer susceptibilities.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 21 Apr 2010
Laiyemo Adeyinka O, Doubeni Chyke, Pinsky Paul F, Doria-Rose V Paul, Bresalier Robert, Lamerato Lois E, Crawford E David, Kvale Paul, Fouad Mona, Hickey Thomas, Riley Thomas, Weissfeld Joel, Schoen Robert E, Marcus Pamela M, Prorok Philip C, Berg Christine D
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BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether the disproportionately higher incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer among blacks compared with whites reflect differences in health-care utilization or colorectal cancer susceptibility. METHODS: A total of 60, 572 non-Hispanic white and black participants in the ongoing Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial underwent trial-sponsored...
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