Yakira David, Lorenzo Ottaviano, Jihye Park, Sadat Iqbal, Michelle Likhtshteyn, Samir Kumar, Helen Lyo, Ayanna E Lewis, Brandon E Lung, Jesse T Frye, Li Huang, Ellen Li, Jie Yang, Laura Martello, Shivakumar Vignesh, Joshua D Miller, Michele Follen, Evan B Grossman
Background and Aims: The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer is persistently highest in Black/African-Americans in the United States. While access to care, barriers to screening, and poverty might explain these findings, there is increased interest in examining biological factors that impact the colonic environment. Our group is examining biologic factors that contribute to disparities in development of adenomas prospectively. In preparation for this and to characterize a potential patient population, we conducted a retrospective review of initial screening colonoscopies in a cohort of patients...
April 2019: Journal of Cancer Therapy