Pancreatic cancer death rates for whites and blacks in the United States are going in two different directions. Rates among whites have been climbing since the late 1990s. The rates for blacks have been falling since peaking in 1989, according to an American Cancer Society analysis published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Ma J, et al. Pancreatic Cancer Death Rates by Race Among US Men and Women, 1970-2009. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Nov 7. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24203988
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