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Racial disparities in colon cancer†

Primary care endoscopy as a tool to increase screening rates among minority patients

  1. Stephen C. Lloyd MD, PhD1,‡,*,
  2. Norman Robert Harvey BA1,
  3. James R. Hebert MSPH, ScD2,
  4. Virginie Daguise PhD3,
  5. Deloris Williams MSN, PhD4,
  6. Delores B. Scott MEd4

Article first published online: 22 NOV 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22362

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions

Volume 109, Issue Supplement 2, pages 378–385, 15 January 2007

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Lloyd, S. C., Harvey, N. R., Hebert, J. R., Daguise, V., Williams, D. and Scott, D. B. (2007), Racial disparities in colon cancer. Cancer, 109: 378–385. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22362

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Family Medicine, South Carolina Medical Endoscopy Center, and University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina

  2. 2

    Department of Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health and School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

  3. 3

    South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Columbia, South Carolina

  4. 4

    Carolina Community-Based Health Support Network, Columbia, South Carolina

  1. ‡

    Fax: (803) 254-8984

*South Carolina Medical Endoscopy Center, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 1735 Taylor Street, Columbia, SC 29201

  1. †

    Presented at Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions, Atlanta, GA, April 21–22, 2005.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 22 NOV 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2006

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