A type of colon cancer that is linked to better outcomes occur half as likely in Caucasian patients compared to African-Americans with colon cancer. The finding may provide insight into why African-Americans are more likely to die of colon cancer than Caucasians with the same stage of disease. The population-based study of 503 people with colon cancer found that 14 percent of Caucasians and 7 percent of African-Americans had a genetic marker called microsatellite ...
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