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Living in U.S. May Raise Hispanics' Cancer Risk
Date:8/6/2009

ic director of risk factor surveillance at the American Cancer Society. "Smoking, diet, lack of physical activity and exposure to certain chemicals tend to lead to a higher risk of cancer."

On the positive side, Cokkinides thinks that the health-care system in the United States is better able to detect cancers. But access to care could be a problem for some groups, she added.

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For more on racial disparites and cancer, visit the American Cancer Society.



SOURCES: Paulo S. Pinheiro, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., researcher, department of epidemiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H., director, Institute for Health Promotion Research, co-associate director, Cancer Prevention and Population Science program, associate director, community outreach, Cancer Therapy & Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Vilma Cokkinides, Ph.D., strategic director, risk factor surveillance, American Cancer Society; August 2009 Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention


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