Lung cancer incidence in the American Indian and Alaska Native population, United States—2012–2016 (purchased/referred care delivery areas)

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
• Description:
  Alaska Natives and American Indians in the Northern and Southern Plains experience disproportionately higher lung cancer incidence rates compared to non-Hispanic whites.
  
  Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) men and women.
  
  Most lung cancers are caused by cigarette smoking. The prevalence of cigarette smoking among AI/AN varies by geographic region, which impacts geographic variation in lung cancer incidence rates.
  
  Some other risk factors for lung cancer include exposure to secondhand smoke, asbestos, and naturally occurring radon gas in homes. An occupational history of uranium mining is also a risk factor for lung cancer
  
  Suggested citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lung Cancer Incidence in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population, United States Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Areas—2012–2016. U.S. Cancer Statistics data brief, no 14. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services; 2019.
  
  USCS-DataBrief-No14-November2019-h.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Alaska Natives Incidence Indians, North American Lung Neoplasms/ethnology Population Surveillance/methods Registries
• Source:
  U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Brief ; no. 14
• Series:
  U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Brief
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Division:
  Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
• Topic:
  Cancer statistics
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 numbered pages
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  14
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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