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Evaluation of health behaviors and overall quality of life in younger adult African American cancer survivors

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Epidemiological studies of cancer survivors have predominantly focused on non‐Hispanic White, elderly patients, despite the observation that African Americans have higher rates of mortality. Therefore, we characterized cancer survivorship in… Click to show full abstract

Epidemiological studies of cancer survivors have predominantly focused on non‐Hispanic White, elderly patients, despite the observation that African Americans have higher rates of mortality. Therefore, we characterized cancer survivorship in younger African American survivors using the Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS) study to assess health behaviors and quality of life.

Keywords: african american; quality life; cancer; health behaviors; cancer survivors

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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