title: The epidemiology of cancer in black Americans.
abstract: Cancer incidence rates among blacks average 10-20 percent higher than among non-minorities, with a much greater excess for several cancers, namely, esophagus, multiple myeloma, cervix, stomach, pancreas, larynx and prostate. Cancer mortality rates for blacks are 20-40 percent higher than for non-minority men, with the greatest excess evident for esophageal cancer, followed by cervix, multiple myeloma and prostate. Blacks have a five-year relative survival rate 30 percent lower than that for whites primarily because blacks seek treatment at a more advanced stage of disease than whites. Preventive health messages and programs need to be expanded to serve disadvantaged communities.
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authors.lastname: Garfinkel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology