Cancer mortality in illinois Mexican and Puerto Rican immigrants, 1979‐1984

Mallin, Katherine

doi:10.1002/ijc.2910410506

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“…The similar risk of all-site cancer mortality among all foreign-born women in our study is in line with results from some studies [7], [33], but in contrast to others [8], [29], [30]. Similar lower all-site cancer mortality risks among women born in Turkey, Asia, South East Asia, Italy, East and North Africa, Southern Europe, and in South America have been reported previously [8], [25], [26], [27], [29], [31], [32], [33], [34].…”

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Cancer Mortality by Country of Birth, Sex, and Socioeconomic Position in Sweden, 1961–2009

2014

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In 2010, cancer deaths accounted for more than 15% of all deaths worldwide, and this fraction is estimated to rise in the coming years. Increased cancer mortality has been observed in immigrant populations, but a comprehensive analysis by country of birth has not been conducted. We followed all individuals living in Sweden between 1961 and 2009 (7,109,327 men and 6,958,714 women), and calculated crude cancer mortality rates and age-standardized rates (ASRs) using the world population for standardization. We observed a downward trend in all-site ASRs over the past two decades in men regardless of country of birth but no such trend was found in women. All-site cancer mortality increased with decreasing levels of education regardless of sex and country of birth (p for trend <0.001). We also compared cancer mortality rates among foreign-born (13.9%) and Sweden-born (86.1%) individuals and determined the effect of education level and sex estimated by mortality rate ratios (MRRs) using multivariable Poisson regression. All-site cancer mortality was slightly higher among foreign-born than Sweden-born men (MRR = 1.05, 95% confidence interval 1.04–1.07), but similar mortality risks was found among foreign-born and Sweden-born women. Men born in Angola, Laos, and Cambodia had the highest cancer mortality risk. Women born in all countries except Iceland, Denmark, and Mexico had a similar or smaller risk than women born in Sweden. Cancer-specific mortality analysis showed an increased risk for cervical and lung cancer in both sexes but a decreased risk for colon, breast, and prostate cancer mortality among foreign-born compared with Sweden-born individuals. Further studies are required to fully understand the causes of the observed inequalities in mortality across levels of education and countries of birth.

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Cancer Mortality by Country of Birth, Sex, and Socioeconomic Position in Sweden, 1961–2009

2014

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“…Our findings are congruent with other research results that compared mortality rates among some of the selected Hispanic subgroups outside of Florida [5,[22][23][24][29][30][31][32][33][34]. The highest cancer mortality rates were among White non-Hispanic men followed by Cuban men; whereas the lowest mortality rates were found among Mexican women.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In 1993 all states began recording Hispanic ethnicity on death certificates, except for Oklahoma, which began in 1997 [3]. Despite some studies showing a Hispanic favorable advantage in cancer mortality compared to White non-Hispanics [5,[21][22][23][24], there is no single source of reliable data on cancer rates, mortality or survival for Hispanic subgroups [25]. We seek to fill this gap and compare cancer mortality rates across Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic Whites.…”

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Looking Under the Hispanic Umbrella: Cancer Mortality Among Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Other Hispanics in Florida

Martinez-Tyson

Pathak

Soler-Vilá

et al. 2008

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Hispanics. Most of the cancer statistics available both at the state and national levels report cancer statistics for all Hispanics as an aggregate group. The goal of this paper is to provide a population-based overview of cancer mortality among Hispanics (Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics) in Florida from 1990 to 2000 and to explore the demographic diversity of this growing ethnic group. The study population consisted of Hispanics and White non-Hispanics who died from cancer. Cancer mortality rates and proportion of cancer deaths by type and age at death for the selected racial/ ethnic groups were calculated. Our findings indicate that the cancer death rates of the Hispanic subgroups compared favorably with those of White non-Hispanics and that cancer rates often presented for all Hispanics mask important differences between the different ethnic subgroups that fall under the Hispanic umbrella.

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“…Although a previous study compared OPC mortality among Puerto Ricans and NHW in the USA for the 1973–1977 period [11], this study did not compare the Puerto Rican population with other racial/ethnics groups in the USA, such as USH and NHB. The comparison of PR's cancer statistics with that of other racial/ethnic groups in the USA is of interest, given the political and sociocultural relationships of PR with the USA [12], and given that the Puerto Rican population (similar to other Hispanic subgroups) [13] resulted from the admixing of the genomes of Spaniards (Europeans), Africans, and Taínos (Caribbean natives) [14].…”

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Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Non-Hispanics Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics in the USA

et al. 2009

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BackgroundIn the American region, Puerto Rico (PR) has the highest incidence of oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC), but racial/ethnic differences have never been assessed and compared with other groups in the United States of America (USA). We compared the age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates of OPC between PR and among USA Hispanics (USH), Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), and Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) to assess the burden of this cancer in PR.MethodsAnalysis of the age-standardized rates (per 100,000) was performed using the direct method with the world standard population (ASR(World)) from 1998–2002. Annual percent change (APC) and Relative Risks (RR) were calculated using the Poisson regression model.ResultsThe incidence ASR(World) for men in PR was constant (APC ≈ 0.0%), in contrast, a decrease was observed among NHW, NHB, and USH men, although only USH showed statistical significance (APC = -4.9%, p < 0.05). In women, the highest increase in incidence (APC = 5.3%) and the lowest decrease in mortality (APC = -1.4%) was observed in PR. The ratio of the ASR(World) showed that in all racial/ethnic groups, men had approximately 2–4 fold increased incidence and mortality risk of OPC than women (p < 0.05). Men in PR had a higher mortality risk (p < 0.05) of OPC as compared to USH, NHW, and NHB; but among women, PR showed a significant excess of mortality only as compared to USH (est. SRR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.41, 2.33).ConclusionThe overall higher incidence of OPC in men in PR as compared to USH, NHB, and NHW could be explained by the effect of gene-environment interactions. Meanwhile, the higher mortality from OPC in PR suggests limitations in the health-care access within this population. Further research is warranted to elucidate these findings.

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Cancer mortality in illinois Mexican and Puerto Rican immigrants, 1979‐1984

Cited by 29 publications

References 11 publications

Cancer Mortality by Country of Birth, Sex, and Socioeconomic Position in Sweden, 1961–2009

Cancer Mortality by Country of Birth, Sex, and Socioeconomic Position in Sweden, 1961–2009

Looking Under the Hispanic Umbrella: Cancer Mortality Among Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Other Hispanics in Florida

Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of oral and pharyngeal cancer in Puerto Rico and among Non-Hispanics Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, and Hispanics in the USA

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