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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer Incidence

Nicolette J. Rodriguez, MD, MPH; Thomas R. McCarty, MD

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Using the National Cancer Institute's SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) database, Fedewa and colleagues (1) found that black and white patients had similar rates of screening colonoscopy. However, black patients had significantly lower polyp detection rates (PDRs) and a significantly higher risk for interval colorectal cancer (CRC) than white patients.
Previous studies have shown that minority populations are more likely to receive health care in lower socioeconomic settings, which has been associated with worse clinical outcomes (2). Although the higher incidence of CRC may easily be attributed to poor-quality screening colonoscopies, Fedewa...
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Rodriguez NJ, McCarty TR. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer Incidence. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:80. doi: 10.7326/L17-0497

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2018;168(1):80.

DOI: 10.7326/L17-0497

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