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Racial disparities persist in the diagnosis of advanced breast cancer and colon cancer in the United States

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News release: “The incidence of advanced breast cancer diagnosis among black women remained 30 percent to 90 percent higher compared to white women between 1992 and 2004, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In addition, the disparity in the incidence of advance colorectal cancer actually widened over this time period as rates fell among whites but increased slightly among blacks.”

  • Trends in Distant-Stage Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Incidence Rates from 1992 to 2004: Potential Influences of Screening and Hormonal Factors, Jean A. McDougall & Christopher I. Li, HORM CANC DOI 10.1007/s12672-009-0002-1.
  • See also: CDC – Colorectal Cancer Control Program – “CDC launched the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) by providing funding to 26 states and tribes across the United States. The program supports population-based screening efforts and provides colorectal cancer screening services to low-income men and women aged 50–64 years who are underinsured or uninsured for screening, when no other insurance is available. The CRCCP expands on CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program.”
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