Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer Incidence
Authors: Nicolette J. Rodriguez, Thomas R. McCarty
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters2 January 2018Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer IncidenceNicolette J. Rodriguez, MD, MPH and Thomas R. McCarty, MDNicolette J. Rodriguez, MD, MPHYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (N.J.R., T.R.M.)Search for more papers by this author and Thomas R. McCarty, MDYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (N.J.R., T.R.M.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0497 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Using the National Cancer Institute's SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) database, Fedewa and colleagues (1) found that black and white patients had similar rates of screening colonoscopy. However, black patients had significantly lower polyp detection rates (PDRs) and a significantly higher risk for interval colorectal cancer (CRC) than white patients.Previous studies have shown that minority populations are more likely to receive health care in lower socioeconomic settings, which has been associated with worse clinical outcomes (2). Although the higher incidence of CRC may easily be attributed to poor-quality screening colonoscopies, Fedewa and colleagues show that ...References1. Fedewa SA, Flanders WD, Ward KC, Lin CC, Jemal A, Goding Sauer A, et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in interval colorectal cancer incidence: a population-based cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2017;166:857-66. [PMID: 28531909]. doi:10.7326/M16-1154 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Hayward MD, Crimmins EM, Miles TP, Yu Y. The significance of socioeconomic status in explaining the racial gap in chronic health conditions. Am Sociol Rev. 2000;65:910-30. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Rodriguez N, McCarty TR. Racial and ethnic differences in health behaviors and colorectal cancer screening among United States adults: a 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis. Gastroenterology. 2017;152 Suppl 1 S22-3. CrossrefGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut (N.J.R., T.R.M.)Disclosures: Authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L17-0497. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer Incidence Stacey A. Fedewa , W. Dana Flanders , Kevin C. Ward , Chun Chieh Lin , Ahmedin Jemal , Ann Goding Sauer , Chyke A. Doubeni , and Michael Goodman Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Interval Colorectal Cancer Incidence Stacey A. Fedewa , W. Dana Flanders , Ahmedin Jemal , Chyke A. Doubeni , and Michael Goodman Metrics 2 January 2018Volume 168, Issue 1Page: 80KeywordsColonoscopyColorectal cancerConflicts of interestDatabasesDisclosureHealth careHispanic peopleMedical risk factorsPopulation statisticsSurveillance Epidemiology and End Results ePublished: 2 January 2018 Issue Published: 2 January 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...