Office of Minority Health

• American Samoan women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with, and to die from, cervical cancer, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
• American Samoan men are eight times more likely to develop liver cancer, and Native Hawaiian men are 2.4 times more likely to be diagnosed with the same disease, as compared to non-Hispanic whites.
• In Hawaii, from 2013-2015, Native Hawaiians had the highest mortality rate (404.8) for all types of cancer, as compared to whites (136.5) in the state.¹
• In the U.S. territory of Guam, from 2008-2012, the incidence rate was higher for all cancer types in the Micronesian population (414.7), as compared to other ethnic groups in Guam.²

* NOTE: This is the most recent national data which is available at this time. Additional data will be added as reports are issued from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Diagnosis

Source: CDC, 2017. Selected Health Conditions Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults: United States, 2014. Figure 2
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db277.pdf [PDF 333KB]
Source: CDC 2017. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2014. Table A-3.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm

Top Cancer Sites for Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (1998-2002)

*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct

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

5 Year Survival Rate

Not available at this time.

Death Rate

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

¹ Source: Hawai’i Health Data Warehouse [Accessed 07/29/2021]
http://hhdw.org/health-reports-data/category/cancer/mortality/

² Source: Guam Cancer Facts and Figures, 2008-2012. Table 10.
https://u54.guamcrc.org/reports/