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Oct 29, 2007 
by Chris Clackum, NBC News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A new report from the National Institutes of Health offers mixed news about cancer survival rates.
More people are beating the disease, according to the study, except for Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
Dr. Edward Benz, Jr., with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute said researchers have found increased rates in those groups for both lung and colorectal cancer.
“We still have major differences among different groups of people there are still disparities in how well patients are going,” Benz said.
Dr. Benz cited limited access to health care as possible reasons for the discrepancy.
He said prevention and early detection are keys to helping boost survival rates not just in minority groups, but for everyone.
