California Cancer Patients Living Longer, But Racial And Ethnic Disparities Persist

Californians are living longer with most types of cancer, due to earlier detection and more effective treatments, according to research from the University of California-Davis. But despite improvement for all groups, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities continue, the report found.

Non-Latino whites had the highest survival rate, followed closely by Latinos. African-Americans had the lowest survival rate, despite a 10 percentage-point jump. The researchers drew from data on 1.4 million California adults diagnosed with 27 different kinds of cancer. They found that overall survival rates improved for patients with all but five types of cancer.

For more, read Anna Gorman’s coverage.

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<h1>California Cancer Patients Living Longer, But Racial And Ethnic Disparities Persist</h1>
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			August 30, 2018		</time>
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<p>Californians are living longer with most types of cancer, due to earlier detection and more effective treatments, according to research from the University of California-Davis. But despite improvement for all groups, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities continue, the report found.</p><p>Non-Latino whites had the highest survival rate, followed closely by Latinos. African-Americans had the lowest survival rate, despite a 10 percentage-point jump. The researchers drew from data on 1.4 million California adults diagnosed with 27 different kinds of cancer. They found that overall survival rates improved for patients with all but five types of cancer.</p><p>For more, read <a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/californians-living-longer-with-cancer-some-longer-than-others/">Anna Gorman’s coverage</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-cancer-patients-living-longer-but-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-persist/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-cancer-patients-living-longer-but-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-persist/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-cancer-patients-living-longer-but-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-persist/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20California%20Cancer%20Patients%20Living%20Longer%2C%20But%20Racial%20And%20Ethnic%20Disparities%20Persist&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMjg4ODk2&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/california-cancer-patients-living-longer-but-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-persist/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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