Researchers handing out colon cancer test kits at DMV as part of innovative clinical trial
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"I've done cancer screening research for the past 10 years, and ... one thing that really bothers me is that cancer screening aid is not equal to everybody," study lead Jungyoon Kim, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of health services and administration at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, tells TODAY.com.
One statistic in particular always stood out to her: Black Americans are about 20% more likely to be diagnosed with colon cancer than other racial groups — and they're 40% more likely to die due to colon cancer as well, according to the American Cancer Society.
"That was really surprising to me," she says. "I was wondering, OK, in my community, is there anything I could do to decrease this?"