Cancer Mortality in Hispanic Ethnic Groups

Conclusions: Compared with other Hispanic groups, Cubans and Puerto Ricans had significantly higher rates. For these longer-established populations in the United States, increases in diet and obesity-related cancers are evident. Some groups show excesses that clearly fall out of the common Hispanic patterns, with implications for public health: Cubans for colorectal cancer, Puerto Ricans for liver cancer, and Dominicans for prostate cancer. Impact: Cancer mortality outcomes in Hispanics vary between ethnic groups. Research and public health strategies should consider this heterogeneity. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 26(3); 376–82. ©2017 AACR.

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Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 28, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pinheiro, P. S., Callahan, K. E., Siegel, R. L., Jin, H., Morris, C. R., Trapido, E. J., Gomez, S. L. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research