title: Colorectal cancer in young black patients.
abstract: A higher percentage of young black patients are discovered with a more advanced stage of colorectal cancer than is reported for white patients. To evalute this phenomenon, various prognostic factors in young colorectal cancer patients at Howard University Hospital were studied.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagel
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: DeWitty
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Leffall
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044383:Black People; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality; D001741:Black or African American