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Should Racial Profiling Play a Role in Cancer Prognosis?

Scientific American - Posted: July 15th, 2009, 1:20pm EDT

pAfrican-Americans are more likely to die from cancer than patients of other races and ethnicities, and extensive studies have long implicated socioeconomic and environmental factors, such as differences in income, diet and education. Two research teams, however, have recently suggested that the genetics of race itself is likely to be a contributor. Exactly how significant the findings are and just what they mean for treatment is unclear, but some scientists worry that African-Americans could take such conclusions the wrong way, leading them not to seek treatment. a href=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=racial-profiling-cancer-prognosis[More]/a

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