1. Cancer incidence and staging among American Indians in Oklahoma
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Janis E, Campbell, Sydney A, Martinez, Amanda E, Janitz, Anne E, Pate, Julie, Erb-Alvarez, David F, Wharton, David, Gahn, Vicki L, Tall, Cuyler, Snider, Tom, Anderson, and Michael, Peercy
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Adult ,Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Adolescent ,Incidence ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Oklahoma ,Health Status Disparities ,Middle Aged ,White People ,Article ,Young Adult ,Child, Preschool ,Neoplasms ,Population Surveillance ,Indians, North American ,Humans ,Female ,Child ,Aged ,Neoplasm Staging - Abstract
This study describes overall and site specific cancer incidence among AI/ANs compared to whites in Oklahoma and differences in cancer staging.Age-adjusted incidence rates obtained from the Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry are presented for all cancer sites combined and for the most common cancer sites among AI/ANs with comparisons to whites. Percentages of late stage cancers for breast, colorectal, and melanoma cancers are also presented.AI/ANs had a significantly higher overall cancer incidence rate compared to whites (629.8/100,000 vs. 503.3/100,000), with a rate ratio of 1.25 (95% CI: 1.22, 1.28). There was a significant disparity in the percentage of late stage melanoma cancers between 2005 and 2009, with 14.0% late stage melanoma for whites and 20.0% for AI/ANs (p-value:0.03).Overall, there were cancer disparities between AI/ANs and whites in Oklahoma. Incidence rates were higher among AI/ANs for all cancers and many site specific cancers.
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- 2014