Cancer statistics by race and ethnicity.
Key findings on cancer incidence and mortality are presented for five racial and ethnic groups in the United States--African Americans, American Indians, Asians and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and whites. Information on the prevalence of cancer risk factors and screening examinations among these racial and ethnic groups is also included.
Parker
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SL
Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Davis
K J
KJ
Wingo
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PA
Ries
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LA
Heath
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CW
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044466:Asian People; D044383:Black People; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D018426:SEER Program; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data