Colorectal cancer is still the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but since the mid-1980’s the rates have slowly declined. That is, in some ethnic groups but not in all.
Poorer patients, sometimes black, indigent, or without insurance, go to the hospital when their disease has already advanced to the late stages and a cure is least possible. This is seen by physicians and hospitals in the Inland Empire as well as across the United States and poses challenges to the patient and their healthcare providers to get the proper care needed.
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