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Cancer
Health disparities -- Genetics, society and race play an important role in access to healthcare
May 2nd, 2007
Minority individuals are much more likely to develop and die from cancer than the general U.S. population. Previous research points to lack of health insurance, poverty, language and cultural barriers, and inadequate access to early detection services and good medical care as causes. Research reported today at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) suggests that genetics, in addition to socioeconomic status, are important factors accounting for the disparity of cancer incidence and mortality between African-Americans, Hispanics and Caucasians. Exploring New Measures of Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Later Stage of...
Source: Biotech Week (2007-05-02)
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