Seattle Times:
Latinos live longer with cancer than whites, blacks, study finds
Latinos live longer with cancer than whites, blacks, study finds
In
a study of patients with lung cancer, Latinos had a 15 percent lower
risk of dying during the study than the non-Latino white patients. Black
patients were slightly more likely to die than non-Latino white
patients.
Researchers have called it the "Hispanic paradox": When it
comes to breast cancer, prostate cancer and heart disease, Latino
patients in the U.S. survive longer after diagnosis than their
non-Latino white and black counterparts — even though studies have found
they tend to have fewer resources and less access to care than
non-Latino whites.....
No data on Asians? This is another data point that shows that high income and being white is no guarantee of having best health outcomes. Asians have the longest life expectancy, and usually best health outcomes of all ethnic groups. Mormons are the highest among whites in general.
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