Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
In general, minorities tend to have higher rates of colorectal cancer. Sometimes it's genetic; other times it's purely circumstantial.
Gay Community and Colon Cancer
The main reason gays and lesbians are at increased risk for colon cancer in the U.S. is because they aren't afforded equal rights. This increases healthcare barriers for gay people, decreasing access to preventive care and increasing the risk for a number of conditions, including colon cancer.
The main reason gays and lesbians are at increased risk for colon cancer in the U.S. is because they aren't afforded equal rights. This increases healthcare barriers for gay people, decreasing access to preventive care and increasing the risk for a number of conditions, including colon cancer.
African Americans and Colon Cancer
African Americans have the highest rates of sporadic colorectal cancer in the U.S. African-American women are more likely to die from colorectal cancer than women in any other racial group and African-American men are even more likely to die from colorectal cancer than African-American women. Why?
African Americans have the highest rates of sporadic colorectal cancer in the U.S. African-American women are more likely to die from colorectal cancer than women in any other racial group and African-American men are even more likely to die from colorectal cancer than African-American women. Why?
Ashkenazi Jews and Colon Cancer
Research has found genetic mutations leading to colorectal cancer in Jewish people of Ashkenazi descent (Ashkenazi Jews).
Research has found genetic mutations leading to colorectal cancer in Jewish people of Ashkenazi descent (Ashkenazi Jews).