Cancer rate differentials between blacks and whites of three metropolitan areas

This article presents a comparison of the cancer incidence and mortality rates for the populations of the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Nashville. The results reveal that cancer of the lung, prostate, breast, and cervix should be of major concern to all, but especially to blacks an...

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Published in:	Journal of the National Medical Association Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 237 - 241
Main Authors:	Haynes, M A, Wolde-Tsadik, G, Brown, C P, Semenya, K, Ahmed, O I, McGrady, G A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Medical Association 01-03-1989
Subjects:	Black or African American Black People Female Georgia Humans Los Angeles Male Neoplasms - epidemiology Tennessee White People Tennessee Los Angeles Georgia
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Summary:	This article presents a comparison of the cancer incidence and mortality rates for the populations of the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Nashville. The results reveal that cancer of the lung, prostate, breast, and cervix should be of major concern to all, but especially to blacks and residents of Nashville. The findings have specific implications for the prevention of cancer in the black population of the United States.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	0027-9684