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Alarming increase of the cancer mortality in the u.s. black population (1950–1967)

1973; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/1097-0142(197304)31

1097-0142

Ulrich K. Henschke, LaSalle D. Leffall, Claudia H. Mason, Andreas W. Reinhold, R Schneider, Jack E. White,

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

CancerVolume 31, Issue 4 p. 763-768 ArticleFree Access Alarming increase of the cancer mortality in the u.s. black population (1950–1967) Ulrich K. Henschke MD, PHD, Ulrich K. Henschke MD, PHD Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiotherapy, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this authorLasalle D. Leffall Jr. MD, Lasalle D. Leffall Jr. MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this authorClaudia H. Mason PHD, Claudia H. Mason PHD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine, Georgetown University.Search for more papers by this authorAndreas W. Reinhold BSC, Andreas W. Reinhold BSC Sophomore student, Howard University College of Dentistry.Search for more papers by this authorRoy L. Schneider MD, Roy L. Schneider MD Instructor in Radiotherapy and Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this authorJack E. White MD, Jack E. White MD Professor of Surgery and Director of the Cancer Research Center, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this author Ulrich K. Henschke MD, PHD, Ulrich K. Henschke MD, PHD Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiotherapy, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this authorLasalle D. Leffall Jr. MD, Lasalle D. Leffall Jr. MD Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this authorClaudia H. Mason PHD, Claudia H. Mason PHD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Community Medicine, Georgetown University.Search for more papers by this authorAndreas W. Reinhold BSC, Andreas W. Reinhold BSC Sophomore student, Howard University College of Dentistry.Search for more papers by this authorRoy L. Schneider MD, Roy L. Schneider MD Instructor in Radiotherapy and Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this authorJack E. White MD, Jack E. White MD Professor of Surgery and Director of the Cancer Research Center, Howard University College of Medicine.Search for more papers by this author First published: April 1973 https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197304)31:4 3.0.CO;2-SCitations: 73 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The U.S. cancer mortality per 100,000 for both sexes rose, from 1950 to 1967, for blacks from 147 to 177, an increase of 20%, while it remained unchanged for whites at 150. The female cancer mortality rate declined for blacks from 146 to 142, a decrease of only 3%, while it declined for whites from 139 to 126, a decrease of 9%. The male cancer mortality rate rose for blacks from 147 to 220, an increase of 50%, while it increased for whites from 158 to 181, an increase of only 16%. In 1950, the cancer mortality rate for both sexes was 2% lower for blacks than for whites, but, by 1967, it had become 18% higher. Of the 58 most frequent U.S. sex-specified cancer types, 29 increased slower in whites, 9 decreased faster in whites, 14 showed no significant differences, and only 4 (malignant melanoma and reticulum cell sarcoma in both sexes) increased faster in whites. Environmental factors are the most likely causes for this alarming rise of cancer in U.S. blacks. References 1 Burbank, F.: Patterns in cancer mortality in the United States, 1950–1967. Natl. Cancer Inst. Monogr. 33: 1– 594, 1971. 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