Distribution of colorectal cancer in young African Americans: implications for the choice of screening test.

Tarek H HassabLior SegevMatthew F KaladyJames M Church

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)

Relatively low number of African American patients CONCLUSION: The high rate of right-sided cancer in young African American patients means that they should be screened with colonoscopy. The increased incidence of right-sided cancers may represent a different biology of carcinogenesis in African Americans and deserves further study.

Keyphrases

african american
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
risk factors
middle aged
papillary thyroid
childhood cancer