51.   But whether the new therapies will reduce or increase cancer rates among people with HIV is not known.

52.   Cancer rates among the Shinnecock are among the highest on Long Island.

53.   CDC studies also show that diabetes rates among American minorities are two to three times higher than among American whites.

54.   Census officials say the campaign is needed because of the declining mail-back response rates among the public.

55.   Census data show that for the first time the poverty rate among Hispanics in the United States has surpassed that of blacks.

56.   Despite entering the NFL as third- and sixth-round picks, respectively, the pair rate among the finest pure runners in the game.

57.   Despite a drop in smoking rates among adults overall, various surveys have found an increasing percentage of youngsters, particularly white youngsters, picking up the habit.

58.   Dr. Lisa Newman, a breast surgeon at M.D. Anderson, is interested in the disparities in survival rates among ethnic groups.

59.   During the five years that the homicide rate among teen-age offenders has been falling, the population of adolescents has already begun to rise.

60.   Educators and Hispanic leaders searched Thursday for ways to grapple with the low scores and high dropout rates among many Latino students.