Alaska Natives have the highest colorectal cancer incidence (89 per 100,000) and mortality (40 per 100,000) rates in the US, double those in blacks (46 and 19, respectively). Colorectal cancer has been the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Alaska Natives since the early 1970s for reasons that are unknown, but may include a higher prevalence …
Colorectal cancer disproportionately affects the Black community, where the rates are the highest of any racial/ethnic group in the US. African Americans are about 20% more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other groups. The reasons for the differences are complex, but they largely reflect …
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