A new study recently released by the American Cancer Society indicates that "cancer mortality among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals is 18% higher than among White individuals despite similar cancer incidence." The study is the first U.S. nationwide mortality data that has been published for this demographic and explains that the "disparity is driven by common cancers that are receptive to early detection." Thus, breast and prostate cancer incidence rates are 15% and 12% lower, but 7% and 31% higher mortality rates. Further, mortality rates for infection-related cancers, including liver, stomach, cervix, and kidney, were twice the rate among American Indian and Alaska Native groups compared to White individuals.
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Source mentioned: Kratzer TB, Jemal A, Miller KD, et al. Cancer statistics for American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, 2022: Including increasing disparities in early-onset colorectal cancer. CA Cancer J Clin. 2022;1‐27. https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21757
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