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The Burden of Cancer in Asian Americans: A Report of National Mortality Trends by Asian Ethnicity.

ABSTRACT: Asian Americans (AA) are the fastest growing U.S. population, and when properly distinguished by their ethnic origins, exhibit substantial heterogeneity in socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health outcomes. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, yet trends and current patterns in the mortality burden of cancer among AA ethnic groups have not been documented.We report age-adjusted rates, standardized mortality ratios, and modeled trends in cancer-related mortality in the following AA ethnicities: Asian Indians, Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Koreans, and Vietnamese, from 2003 to 2011, with non-Hispanic whites (NHW) as the reference population.For most cancer sites, AAs had lower cancer mortality than NHWs; however, mortality patterns were heterogeneous across AA ethnicities. Stomach and liver cancer mortality was very high, particularly among Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese, for whom these two cancer types combined accounted for 15% to 25% of cancer deaths, but less than 5% of cancer deaths in NHWs. In AA women, lung cancer was a leading cause of death, but (unlike males and NHW females) rates did not decline over the study period.Ethnicity-specific analyses are critical to understanding the national burden of cancer among the heterogeneous AA population.Our findings highlight the need for disaggregated reporting of cancer statistics in AAs and warrant consideration of tailored screening programs for liver and gastric cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 25(10); 1371-82. ©2016 AACR.

SUBMITTER: Thompson CA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5218595 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Burden of Cancer in Asian Americans: A Report of National Mortality Trends by Asian Ethnicity.

Thompson Caroline A CA Gomez Scarlett Lin SL Hastings Katherine G KG Kapphahn Kristopher K Yu Peter P Shariff-Marco Salma S Bhatt Ami S AS Wakelee Heather A HA Patel Manali I MI Cullen Mark R MR Palaniappan Latha P LP

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20161001 10

<h4>Background</h4>Asian Americans (AA) are the fastest growing U.S. population, and when properly distinguished by their ethnic origins, exhibit substantial heterogeneity in socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health outcomes. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, yet trends and current patterns in the mortality burden of cancer among AA ethnic groups have not been documented.<h4>Methods</h4>We report age-adjusted rates, standardized mortality ratios, and mod ...[more]

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The Burden of Cancer in Asian Americans: A Report of National Mortality Trends by Asian Ethnicity.

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The Burden of Cancer in Asian Americans: A Report of National Mortality Trends by Asian Ethnicity.

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