Cancer in Alaskan Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts, 1969-83: implications for etiology and control.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Lanier, A P ; Bulkow, L R ; Ireland, B
• Description:
  The authors collected and analyzed cancer incidence data for Alaska Natives (Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts) for the 15-year period 1969-83 by ethnic and linguistic groups. Compared with U.S. whites, observed-to-expected ratios are high in more than one ethnic group for cancer of the nasopharynx, salivary gland, liver, gallbladder, and cervix. Low ratios were found for cancer of the breast, uterus, bladder, and melanoma. In Alaska, Eskimos have the highest risk for cancer of the esophagus and liver and the lowest risk for breast and prostate cancer. Risk for multiple myeloma in Indian men in Alaska exceeds not only those of other Native groups in Alaska but that in U.S. whites as well. Despite the short period studied, increases in cancer incidence over time can be documented for lung cancer in Eskimo men and women combined, and for cervical cancer, especially in Indian women.
• Subjects:
  Alaska Natives American Indians Or Alaska Natives Breast Neoplasms Female Humans Incidence Indians, North American Inuit Lung Neoplasms Male Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms Neoplasms Risk Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 104(6):658-664
• Pubmed ID:
  2511602
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Y01-CP-0050/CP/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  104
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c63a1ae0eb83a7855e2f55f79457507aab9f10eb8d5e3b1b0048624743a24181
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/63394/cdc_63394_DS1.pdf
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