Among patients with the most common form of kidney cancer, whites consistently have a survival advantage over blacks, regardless of patient and tumor characteristics or surgical treatment. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER. The study's results suggest that additional efforts are needed to prolong the survival of all patients with kidney cancer. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Chow WH, et al. Racial disparity in renal cell carcinoma patient survival according to demographic and clinical characteristics. Cancer. 2012 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23147245
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