Falling Smoking Rates For African-Americans As Well As Increased Screening Chip Away At Disparities In Cancer Rates

But African Americans still have the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers. “The message is progress has been made, but we still have a long way to go,” said Len Lichtenfeld, interim chief medical officer for the cancer society.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2IiKG0S