Researchers Find Colorectal Cancer Cases Are Higher in Minorities
Marvella Ford and Kristin Wallace are among researchers who have studied colorectal cancer disparities and rates. These researchers are becoming increasingly concerned as more young individuals are diagnosed with this cancer. Wallace recently published a study that looked at genetic markers which could explain the disparities in outcomes and diagnoses between whites and African Americans earlier in the year. The study, which was published in “Frontiers in Oncology,” found that in comparison with whites, African Americans had a lower prevalence of rectal noncancerous tumors and were generally more susceptible to noncancerous tumors. The study also found that these lesions had…
