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Among Lung And Colorectal Cancer Patients, Blacks Are Most Willing To Exhaust Personal Finances For Life-Sustaining Care

April 26, 2011 by

Minority races-especially Blacks-are more willing than Whites to expend personal financial resources to prolong life after being diagnosed with lung or colorectal cancer, even if it means using up all of their personal financial resources. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...

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