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Disparities continue to exist for certain racial and ethnic groups in the diagnosis and mortality rate of colorectal cancer.
Of note, Black Americans have a 20% higher incidence of colorectal cancer than White patients, and they are more likely to develop the disease at a younger age, receive a later stage diagnosis, and are more likely to die of the disease.
Further, although the five-year survival rate improved for White colorectal cancer patients between 1992 and 2013, Hispanic, Black, and Asian patients did not see any improvement during the same time period.
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