In this Art Chat, Ringling educator Laura Steefel-Moore talks with Dr. Lisa Merritt about racial disparities in our communities.
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"We inhabit a universe that is characterized by diversity," Desmond Tutu

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Cancer Resources
The death rate from cancer among African-American males is 1.4 times higher than that among white males; for African-American females, it is 1.2 times higher. African-American men have a rate of prostate cancer that is double that for white men.
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When accounting for all cancers combined, incidence rates for men are highest among blacks (598.5/100,000), followed by whites (533.1/100,000), Hispanics (400.5/100,000), Asian/Pacific Islanders (318.7/100,000), and American Indian/Alaska Natives (290.0/100,000).
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When accounting for all cancers combined, death rates for women are highest among blacks (175.2/100,000), followed by whites (150.6/100,000), American Indian/Alaska Natives (103.1/100,000), Hispanic (99.0/100,000), and Asian/Pacific Islander (90.9/100,000).
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Taking into account who's growing old in the United States and how many of us will be old by 2030, some projections show a 45% increase in cancer diagnosis in general and a 99% increase in cancer incidence among minorities (compared with a 31% increase for non-minorities).
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Although breast cancer is diagnosed 10% less frequently in African American women than White women, African American women are 36% more likely to die from the disease.
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American Indian Women are 1.6 times as likely to die from cervical cancer as compared to white women.
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Asian/Pacific Islander men and women have higher incidence and mortality rates for stomach and liver cancer.
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Hispanic women are twice as likely as non-Hispanic white women to be diagnosed with cervical cancer.
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Among minority groups, expected increases in cancer incidences are:
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64% for African-Americans
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76% for American Indian/Alaska natives
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132% for Asian/Pacific Islanders
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142% for Hispanics
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