Though there has been a decrease in colorectal deaths in the US, but the gap in the progress between the whites and the blacks is increasing.

According to medical experts, the situation is partly because of  lower screening rates in the blacks and poor access to quality care. Since blacks are less likely to be screened and more likely to be diagnosed after the cancer has spread beyond the colon, it makes the condition more complicated.

Many residents in Black community also do not have access to recommended surgical treatment and therapy.

American Cancer Society research revealed that colon and rectal cancer death rates are now nearly 50 percent higher in blacks than in whites.

Among blacks, there were about 25 deaths per 100,000 people, compared to 17 per 100,000 in whites. This clearly shows that 48 percent difference in the death rates between the blacks and the whites.

The decrease in death rate has been achieved mainly due to prevention and early detection through colonoscopy and other screening methods. The  recommended starting  age for these tests is 50.