Contribution of screening and survival differences to racial disparities in colorectal cancer rates

Background: Considerable disparities exist in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality rates between blacks and whites in the United States. We estimated how much of these disparities could be explained by differences in CRC screening and stage-specific relative CRC survival. Methods: We used...

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Main Authors: Lansdorp_Vogelaar, Iris, Kuntz, K., Knudsen, A., Van Ballegooijen, M., Zauber, A., Jemal, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Association for Cancer Research Inc 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50079