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- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with chronic liver disease in 2006.
- American Samoans are 8 times more likely to develop liver cancer as non-Hispanic Whites.
- Recently published data on this topic from the CDC is very limited.
At a glance – Cancer Rates for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:
Native Hawaiian |
Samoan |
Non-Hispanic White (NHW) |
Native Hawaiian/NHW Ratio |
Samoan/NHW Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
16.3 |
54.5 |
6.7 |
2.4 |
8.1 |
Native Hawaiian |
Non-Hispanic White |
Native Hawaiian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
|---|---|---|
7.7 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
Source: NCI 2008. Cancer Incidence and Mortality Patterns among Specific Asian and Pacific Islander Populations in the U.S. http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/apicancer/index.html
At a glance – Diagnosed:
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
Non-Hispanic White |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/NHW Ratio |
|---|---|---|
9.7 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
Source: CDC 2007. Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: 2006. Table 8.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_235.pdf[PDF | 3.64MB]
At a glance – Death Rate:
Cancer |
Native Hawaiian |
Samoan |
Non-Hispanic White |
Native Hawaiian / NHW Ratio |
Samoan / NHW Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liver & IBD* |
11.8 |
32.9 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
Cancer |
Native Hawaiian |
Samoan |
Non-Hispanic White |
Native Hawaiian / NHW Ratio |
Samoan / NHW Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liver & IBD* |
6.4 |
-- |
2.7 |
2.4 |
-- |
Source: NCI 2008. Cancer Incidence and Mortality Patterns among Specific Asian and Pacific Islander Populations in the U.S.
http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/apicancer/index.html
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