Black patients are more likely to undergo emergency surgery for colorectal cancer, which is associated with worse short- and long-term outcomes, according to a study recently published in the Annals of Surgery. Ryan Howard, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues conducted a statewide retrospective study of patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer between January 1, 2015, and April 30, 2021. The researchers used data from four thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine patients who underwent surgery to assess emergency ...
Disparities in Colorectal Cancer
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Incidence rates of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) are similar among Black and White individuals aged 40 to 49 years.
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