Example 2:
According to their findings, Wallace et. al. (2016) was able to identify a large
percentage of black individuals below the age of 50 years old with adenomas or polyps in their
colorectal canal. In addition, their findings indicated that black people under the age of 50 years
old had a similar risk for colorectal adenomas as those who were white, but were within the
recommended screening age of 50 – 64 years old. One of the limitations of this study that was
discussed was the small number of black individuals who were below 50 years old.
Consequently, the prevalence rate for colorectal cancer in African Americans below 50 years old
may have been overestimated within the study (Wallace et. al., 2016)