Medicine’s Sanford Markowitz discusses research findings on colorectal cancers

Colorectal cancers in black patients have molecular differences, Cleveland research team discovers

The Plain DealerSanford Markowitz, the Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics, discussed his research, which identified how colorectal cancer on the molecular level is different in black Americans than in other racial and ethnic groups. “I think the presumption was that the difference in cancers in minority communities could be explained by differences in health care [access],” Markowitz said.