African Americans with blood cancer do not live as long as caucasians, despite equal care




A new analysis has found that among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, African Americans more commonly present with advanced disease, and they tend to have shorter survival times than Caucasians despite receiving the same care. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the results suggest that biological factors may account for some racial disparities in cancer survival.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/w-a...

Lunes, 8 de Julio 2013
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