04.16.08
Health disparities: genetics plays an important role in cancer detection, prognosis among minorities
The American Association for Cancer Research suggests at the 2008 Annual Meeting from April 12 to 16 that poorer outcomes for breast cancer and prostate cancer among minorities may be due to biologic factors. Researchers also present a new theory on why a recent decline in breast cancer rates was less pronounced among African-American women, and offer data on a relatively simple means of reducing racial disparities in breast cancer care.