African-Americans Face Higher Colon Cancer Risk, Less Likely to be Screened

Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. But researchers in Los Angeles are finding that plenty of Californians at risk for the disease are still choosing not to get screened for it. African-Americans are especially vulnerable. The study found that African-Americans were 71 percent less likely to get screened than white Californians.