Cancer incidence trends among Asian American populations in the United States, 1990-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National cancer incidence trends are presented for eight Asian American groups: Asian Indians/Pakistanis, Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Kampucheans, Koreans, Laotians, and Vietnamese.

Methods

Cancer incidence data from 1990 through 2008 were obtained from 13 Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) registries. Incidence rates from 1990 through 2008 and average percentage change were computed using SEER*Stat and Joinpoint software. The annual percentage change (APC) in incidence rates was estimated with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) calculated for both the rate and APC estimates. Rates for non-Hispanic whites are presented for comparison.

Results

Prostate cancer was the most common malignancy among most groups, followed by lung, colorectal, liver,

SUBMITTER: Gomez SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3735462 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature