Is Higher Bone Density in the Black Population Indicative of Higher Risk of Certain Cancers in That Population and Could that Be Use as a Prediction or Screening Factor for These Cancers
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Authors
Agena, Sherline
Issue Date
2014
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Naturopathy , Bone density , Race , Cancer
Alternative Title
Abstract
In this paper I am investigating if there is a correlation between higher bone density in the black population and an increase risk of cancer within that population. In general, It has been well studied and established that blacks have higher bone density than their white counterparts. It has also been well established that African Americans are at a much higher risk of developing certain cancers such as the deadliest form of breast cancers and uterine cancers when compared to Caucasian whites and Asians? This difference I believe could be due to a genetic polymorphism factor that exists between the human races in the makeup of the bones that determines not only bone density but also the predisposition of one race to a higher rate of certain cancers than other races. I believe that this difference could possibly be a predictive factor that could be use as a screening factor in determining a black female’s risk to cancer of the breast and uterine and a black male’s risk to prostate cancer.
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Citation
S. Agena, "Is Higher Bone Density in the Black Population Indicative of Higher Risk of Certain Cancers in That Population and Could that Be Use as a Prediction or Screening Factor for These Cancers", ND dissertation, College of Naturopathic Medicine, Univ. of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, 2014.