Study Finds Racial Disparities In Treatment For Lung Cancer
5th Jan 2006, 07:23 GMT
Black patients with treatable lung cancer are less likely to undergo comprehensive diagnostic procedures and surgery as white patients with the same severity of the disease, regardless of whether they have similar access to specialized medical care, according to a study scheduled to appear on Jan. 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the New York Times reports... click link for more info.
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