Survival of blacks and whites after a cancer diagnosis
Review
Overview
MeSH Major
African Americans
European Continental Ancestry Group
Neoplasms
abstract
Only modest cancer-specific survival differences are evident for blacks and whites treated comparably for similar-stage cancer. Therefore, differences in cancer biology between racial groups are unlikely to be responsible for a substantial portion of the survival discrepancy. Differences in treatment, stage at presentation, and mortality from other diseases should represent the primary targets of research and interventions designed to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.
