Cancer Mortality in U.S.-Born versus Foreign-Born Asian American Groups (2008-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asian Americans (AA) are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States with high proportions of immigrants. Nativity is important as cancer risk factors vary by country. We sought to understand differences in cancer mortality among AAs by nativity (foreign-born vs. U.S.-born).

Methods

Ninety-eight thousand eight hundred and twenty-six AA (Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese) decedents with cancer-related deaths from U.S. death certificates (2008-2017) were analyzed. Thirteen cancers that contribute significantly to Asian-American cancer mortality were selected and categorized by etiology: tobacco-related, screen-detected, diet-/obesity-related, and infection-related. Ten-year age-adjusted mortality rates [AAMR; 95% confidence inte

SUBMITTER: Tripathi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767961 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature