Kristin Wallace, D. Ahnen, C. Burke, Elizabeth L. Barry, R. Bresalier, F. Saibil, J. Baron
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Abstract
African Americans (AA) have a higher incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) compared to European Americans (EA). However, AA are consistently diagnosed with CRC at a younger age suggesting a possible biologic difference in neoplasms by race. Few studies have investigated racial differences in risk of