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Cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States.
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Kidney Disease
Each year in the United States, nearly 80,000 people are diagnosed with kidney failure, a serious condition in which the kidneys fail to rid the body of wastes.
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Tuberculosis
It is estimated that between 2002 and 2020, approximately 1 billion people will be newly infected, over 150 million people will get sick, and 36 million will die of TB if control is not further strengthened.
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Heart Disease
Coronary Heart Disease is the single leading cause of death among males, killing 245,005 in 2001.
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Diabetes
Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. As of 1999, approximately 16 million Americans, 5.9 percent of the total population, had been diagnosed with the disease.
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Nutrition
Substantial scientific research over the past few decades indicates that diet plays an important role in the prevention of diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, and cancer, which remain leading causes of death and disability in the United States.
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Minority Physicians
Hispanics, African Americans, and American Indians are grossly underrepresented in the U.S. physician work force.
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Organ Donations
There is a vast disparity in organ donations and receiving organ transplants among minority population in the U.S.
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References
For a complete list of all references cited in the Minority Health section, please click here.
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