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Colon and Rectum, Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Cancer in U.S., 1988-1992

Source: seer.cancer.gov
Topic: Colon/rectum
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Sort Desciption: Cancers of the colon and rectum are the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancers and rank second among cancer deaths in the United States. The incidence rates show wide divergence by ...

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Cancers of the colon and rectum are the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancers and rank second among cancer deaths in the United States. The incidence rates show wide divergence by racial/ethnic group, with rates in the Alaska Native population that are over four times as high as rates in the American Indian population (New Mexico) for both men and women. There are only minor differences, between men and women, in the order of incidence rates by racial/ethnic group. After Alaska Natives, the next highest rates in men are among Japanese, black and non-Hispanic white populations. These are followed by Chinese, Hawaiians and white Hispanics; and then Filipinos, Koreans and Vietnamese. In women, Alaska Natives are followed by black, Japanese and white nonHispanic Americans. Next are Chinese, Hawaiians, and Vietnamese; and finally white Hispanics, Koreans, and Filipinos. Incidence rates for both men and women are substantially lower among American Indians in New Mexico (18.6 per 100,000 in men, 15.3 per 100,000 in women). In each racial/ethnic group, incidence rates for cancers of the colon and rectum among women are lower than those among men. Although the pattern of incidence rates by race/ethnicity is similar for each sex, the ratio of male-to-female rates varies. Among Filipinos and Japanese, men experience an excess of greater than 60%, while ...

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