Largest, most diverse prostate cancer study shows genetic role in health disparities January 6, 2021 Some racial and ethnic groups suffer relatively more often, and fare worse, from common ailments compared to others. Prostate cancer is one disease where such health disparities occur: Risk for the disease is about 75% higher, and prostate cancer is more than twice as deadly, in Blacks compared with whites. Yet whites are often overrepresented as research participants, making these differences difficult to understand and, ultimately, address.Read the full article here. Source: Wayne Lewis - Keck School of Medicine of USC Prostate Cancer News
Some racial and ethnic groups suffer relatively more often, and fare worse, from common ailments compared to others. Prostate cancer is one disease where such health disparities occur: Risk for the disease is about 75% higher, and prostate cancer is more than twice as deadly, in Blacks compared with whites. Yet whites are often overrepresented as research participants, making these differences difficult to understand and, ultimately, address.Read the full article here. Source: Wayne Lewis - Keck School of Medicine of USC
