Based on a comprehensive study that included more than half the Asian American population, scientists from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) have produced the first ever analysis of national trends in cancer incidence among the eight largest Asian American groups. The researchers, led by CPIC Research Scientist Scarlett Lin Gomez, Ph.D., examined cancer incidence data from 1990 through 2008 in 10 regions of the country, representing 54 percent of all Asian Americans. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Gomez SL, et al. Cancer Incidence Trends Among Asian American Populations in the United States, 1990 to 2008. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23878350
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