Breast and Colorectal Cancer Disparities Persist in African Americans
Disparities in some cancer mortality rates between African Americans and whites in the United States have decreased, but these differences remain in colorectal and breast cancers.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Inferior Outcomes for African Americans With Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma
African-American pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma still display a considerable survival disparity when compared to their white and Hispanic peers.
Active Surveillance Criteria for Early Prostate Cancer May Not Be Accurate in African American Men
African American men with Gleason score 3+3=6 prostate cancer produce less PSA and have significantly lower PSA density than white men, according to a new study. These findings could have important implications for treatment decision-making.
Early Chemotherapy Less Beneficial in Black Women With Breast Cancer
Black women with breast cancer treated with early chemotherapy fare worse than women of other minority groups.
Racial Differences in Outcomes and Costs of Care in Older Men with Prostate Cancer
Older black men with localized prostate cancer were more likely to have poorer quality care, incur higher costs, and have worse postoperative outcomes than white men. However, that did not translate to worse overall or cancer-specific survival.
Black women have higher frequency of BRCA mutations than previously reported
Young black women with a breast cancer diagnosis at age 50 years or younger have a much higher BRCA mutation frequency than that previously reported among young white women with breast cancer.
Novel algorithm identified DNA copy-number landscapes in African Americans with colon cancer
An algorithm dubbed ENVE can help clinicians sort through “white noise” and pinpoint genetic aberrations associated with cancer.
Genomic fingerprint may predict aggressive prostate cancer in African Americans
African American men are more likely to develop prostate cancer than European American men, and are also more than twice as likely to die from it.
Noninvasive colon cancer screening promising for African Americans
A new noninvasive technology for colon cancer screening could prove promising for African-Americans, a group at higher than average risk of colon cancer.
Triple-negative breast cancer is distinctly different in African American women
A new study reveals specific genetic alterations that appear to impact the prognosis and survival rates of African American women.
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