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Young AdultColorectal Cancer Rates Higher in African Americans, Rising in Younger People
Published on: September 3, 2020
One disease that disproportionately affects the Black community is colorectal cancer. The rates of colorectal cancer are higher in Blacks than any racial/ethnic group in the US. African Americans are about 20% more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other groups.