Season 1 · Episode 12
S1 Ep12: 1-on-1 with Zuri Murrell, MD: Colorectal Cancer in Black Patients
December 7, 202033m 17s
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Show Notes
In this edition of "Oncology Peer Review On-The-Go," CancerNetwork spoke with Zuri Murrell, MD, for a conversation regarding the rising rates of colorectal cancer for younger individuals, as well as the significantly higher incidence and death rates for black patients of this cancer type.
Murrell, a colorectal surgeon and cancer specialist at Cedars-Sinai, explained that obesity, diabetes, smoking, and a family history of colorectal cancer may all play a role in the increasing rate.
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