- Most rapidly increasing cancer among blacks
- Emerging excess among blacks
- Rising incidence rates among whites and blacks
NCI Kidney Cancer Study in Chicago and Detroit
To date, no study of renal cell cancer has included a sufficient number of blacks to examine reasons for their higher incidence and rapid rate increases. This study will:
Identify risk factors that contribute to the excess of renal cell cancer among blacks and point to areas for prevention.
- Evaluate whether risk factors are different in blacks and whites.
- Determine the extent of the excess incidence among blacks that can be explained by exposure or genetic risk factors.
- Data collection ended December 2007.
![Line graph of age-adjusted kidney cancer incidence trends by race and sex, 1975-1977 and 1993-1995](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917153040im_/http://dceg.cancer.gov/images/content/trends_sm.jpg)