Overall, incidence rates for most cancers among American Indians/Alaska Natives are lower than those for whites, but they are higher in certain cancers, such as stomach, liver, kidney, gallbladder, nasopharynx and cervical cancers, according to a report just released by the Centers for Disease Control.
The report, the most comprehensive look at cancer incidence in Native Americans, also found that cancer rates vary greatly depending on what region of the country Natives live in. For instance, lung cancer rates are at their highest among those living in the Northern Plains and Alaska, while the lowest rates are in the Southwest. Rates for colorectal cancer are at their highest in the Northern Plains and Alaska. Breast cancer rates among Native women vary significantly, the report said, with the highest in Alaska and the Northern and Southern Plains and the lowest in the Southwest.
The report, titled “Cancer Incidence in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Populations,” will be published as a supplement issue to the journal Cancer, Sept. 1, 2008. The full report can be downloaded at www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer.
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