Worse Survival in AML for Black Patients

A study published presented to the American Society of Hematology and published in Cancer Discovery described an increasing survival gap between white and black patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The authors controlled for multiple variables and still found a survival difference, suggesting genetic differences a play. Genetic analysis did, in fact, uncover differences in genetic markers. Socioeconomic factors also continued to contribute to the observed gap. The authors conclude that both factors need urgent attention.