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Cancer
Study Identifies Factors Attributed To Later Stage Cancer Diagnosis
May 2nd, 2007
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found that patients who received a later stage cancer diagnosis were likely to be living in an unsafe neighborhood, using public transportation and traveling at least 45 minutes to get to a doctor’s office. The study will be presented today at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting in Los Angeles. A survey of more than 350 stomach and kidney cancer patients in Los Angeles revealed patients were more likely to receive a later stage cancer diagnosis because of a combination of personal risk factors and neighborhood conditions. “In this...
Source: Biotech Week (2007-05-02)
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