Improvements in colon cancer survival largely reflect gains among non-elderly whites and Asians

While new and better treatments have improved the odds of survival for patients diagnosed with late stage colorectal cancer, that progress has been largely confined to non-Hispanic whites and Asians and those under age 65, according to a new study. American Cancer Society researchers led by Helmneh Sineshaw, M.D., MPH, find there have been no significant increases in survival rates for Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks with metastatic colon cancer.