New look at racial disparities in head and neck cancer

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 23:28 in Health & Medicine

Head and neck cancer outcomes associated with race may be more closely linked to social and behavioral factors than biological differences, especially for African-Americans, according to a new study. Researchers found that while those who self-reported to be African-American are at greater risk for late stage cancer, there was no correlation between patients' genetic ancestry and cancer stage or survival.

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