Indiana University Simon Cancer Center Priority: Reduce Cancer Incidences, Mortality Among State’s Diverse Populations
Cancer knows no boundaries. It strikes men and women. Rich and poor. Young and old.
One difference, however, is the frequency and severity of the disease when diagnosed. Too often minority groups and rural area populations face higher cancer incidences and higher mortality rates.
For example, prostate and lung cancer rates in Indiana are higher among African-American men than Caucasian men, while colon cancer strikes both African-American men and women more frequently than Caucasians in Indiana.
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