Race Matters: Analyzing the relationship between colorectal cancer mortality rates and various factors within respective racial groups

Race Matters: Analyzing the relationship between colorectal cancer mortality rates and various factors within respective racial groups

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of mortality due to cancer (with over 50,000 deaths annually), representing 9% of all cancer deaths in the United States (American Cancer Society, 2013). In particular, the African American CRC mortality rate is among the highest reported for any ra...

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Main Authors: Emma eVeach, Ismael eXique, Jada eJohnson, Jessica eLyle, Isreal eAlmodovar, Kimberly eSellers, Calandra Tate Moore, Monica Christine Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Cancer
spatial statistics
spatial regression
health disparties
moran's I
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00239/full

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