RT Journal
A1 Gupta S, Shah J, Balasubramanian BA
T1 STrategies for reducing colorectal cancer among blacks
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD January 23
VO 172
IS 2
SP 182
OP 184
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.594
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.594
AB 
Blacks have the highest colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality of any racial/ethnic group in the United States.1 Indeed, at every age, CRC incidence is higher for blacks than for non-Hispanic whites (Figure). Differences in CRC incidence and mortality have been attributed to poor access to care, failure of physicians to recommend CRC screening, and low rates of participation when screening is offered, as well as possible differences in tumor characteristics and genetics among blacks compared with other groups.2- 3