Where you live may impact cancer survival

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30197032/

updated 6:10 p.m. ET, Mon., April 13, 2009

NEW YORK - A study of neighborhoods suggests that modifiable factors, not genetics, underlie the racial disparities that have been seen in survival of breast and prostate cancer.

While "large city" studies have shown considerable racial disparities in cancer survival, the new study shows that racial disparities virtually disappear in studies that focus on smaller populations, such as neighborhoods within larger cities.