Study of Delaware Cancer Consortium Finds 41% Reduction of Colorectal Mortality Rate in African-Americans

A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, analyzing the Delaware Cancer Consortium reported that the mortality rate of African-American patients with colorectal cancer has been reduced by 41 percent, according to an American Society of Clinical Oncology news release.

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The Delaware Cancer Consortium, the state’s cancer control program, was founded in 2011 and has provided over 5,000 colorectal cancer screenings since then.

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