African-American women with uterine cancer have worse survival rates than Caucasian women who received similar treatment even though they had similar prognostic factors, according to a new review of four clinical trials. Published in the November 1, 2006 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the review found significant racial disparities in survival and clinical presentation of advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer. African-Americans presented with worse disease, but even after controlling for clinical features and treatment, African-Americans survived significantly fewer months than Caucasians, suggesting that other factors, such as socioeconomic, biologic, and cultural issues may have a strong influence on this disease outcome. >>> Discuss This Story
