Access to High-Quality Cancer Care Eliminates Racial Disparities in Survival, Study Finds

A recent Stanford Cancer Institute study shows that adherence to the NCCN Guidelines® for Colon Cancer in an integrated health care setting improves outcomes in all patients, including minorities. FORT WASHINGTON, PA - African-American people diagnosed with colon cancer have consistently lower survival rates compared with white patients, despite a nationwide decline in colon cancer deaths overall.1 According to a new study published on January 26, 2015 by Journal of Clinical Oncology, this ga...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news