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Black-White Cancer Death Gap Persists

Colorectal disease rate falls overall, but racial disparity grows

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 15, 2008 4:41 PM CST

(Newser) – Even as instances of colorectal cancer in the US decrease, the gap between whites and blacks is growing, new research shows. Black men and women are 45% more likely to die from the disease than whites, HealthDay reports. While rates are lower for both white...   Read full story »

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