The first year counts: cancer survival among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queenslanders, 1997-2006.

The article discusses cancer survival among Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Queensland from 1997 to 2006. It is revealed that Aboriginal patients have lower survival rates compare to non-Indigenous patients early after cancer diagnosis. Two years after diagnosis, it is observed that Indigenous cancer survivors have similar outcomes to non-Indigenous patients. It is suggested to continue studying the poor survival rates of Indigenous patients early after cancer diagnosis.