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Appendix 4. A Comparison of Internet Use and Health Status of Populations That Experience Health Disparities (Part 5)4. Cancer4.1 Race and EthnicityBlacks/African Americans face significant disparities in mortality due to cancer (Figure 20), and as illustrated in Figure 19, they have the lowest rates of Internet use. Source: Pew Internet & American
Life Project’s Daily Internet Tracking Survey, Source: CDC Wonder. DATA2010…the
Healthy People 2010 Database. 4.2 GenderMales have slightly higher rates of overall death due to cancer compared to females (Figure 22). Again, differences in Internet use do not appear to differ largely between males and females (Figure 21). Source: Pew Internet & American
Life Project's Daily Internet Tracking Survey, Source: CDC Wonder. DATA2010…the
Healthy People 2010 Database. 4.3 Education LevelThose with lower levels of education experience much higher rates of death due to cancer but have lower rates of Internet use compared to those with higher levels of education (Figures 23 and 24). Source: Pew Internet & American
Life Project's Daily Internet Tracking Survey, Source: CDC Wonder. DATA2010…the
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