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Cancer Disparities Among Alaska Native People, 1970-2011

Description
Examines cancer incidence and mortality data for Alaska Native (AN) people in different categories and varying year ranges from 1970 through 2011, and compares cancer rates for AN and U.S. White populations. Shows that cancer mortality rates among AN people exceeded rates among White people for all cancers combined, for cancers of the lung, stomach, pancreas, kidney, and cervix, and for colorectal cancer.
Author(s)
Janet J. Kelly, Anne P. Lanier, Teresa Schade, Jennifer Brantley, B. Michael Starkey
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date
12/2014
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Cancer · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · White · Alaska