Kamis, 19 Juli 2012

Blacks with Throat Cancer Get Harsher Therapy

Blacks in the U.S. with throat cancer are more likely than whites to have surgery that leaves them unable to speak than to get gentler voice-preserving treatments, a new study finds.

Rachel Lowe, 50, has her throat examined as part of a street medicine program between Venice Family Clinic and St Joseph Homeless Day Center in Venice, Los Angeles, California, February 16, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: African-American Health, Health Disparities, Throat Cancer

Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_127343.html

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