- Asian/Pacific Islander men are 40% less likely to have prostate cancer as white men, but they are twice as likely to have stomach cancer.
- Although Asian/Pacific Islander women are 30% less likely to have breast cancer as white women, they are 2.7 times as likely to have stomach cancer.
- Both Asian/Pacific Islander men and women have three times the incidence of liver & IBD cancer as the non-Hispanic white population.
- Asian/Pacific Islander men are twice as likely to die from stomach cancer as compared to the non-Hispanic white population, and Asian/Pacific Islander women are 2.6 times as likely to die from the same disease.
- Cancer data is limited for this population.
At a glance – New Cases:
Cancer |
All Men |
Asian/Pacific |
Non-Hispanic |
Asian/Pacific |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
523.0 |
360.5 |
548.1 |
0.7 |
Prostate |
159.3 |
96.0 |
158.4 |
0.6 |
Stomach |
11.5 |
19.1 |
9.1 |
2.1 |
Cancer |
All Women |
Asian/Pacific |
Non-Hispanic |
Asian/Pacific |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
394.1 |
291.7 |
426.7 |
0.7 |
Breast |
121.0 |
92.5 |
132.7 |
0.7 |
Cervical |
7.7 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
Stomach |
5.8 |
10.6 |
4.0 |
2.7 |
Source: CDC, 2007. Health United States, 2007. Table 53.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf
At a glance – Top Cancer Sites for Asian/Pacific Islander
(2001-2005):
Cancer |
All Men |
Asian/Pacific |
Non-HispanicWhite Men |
Asian/Pacific Islander/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
549.3 |
354.0 |
568.3 |
0.6 |
Stomach |
11.3 |
18.6 |
9.3 |
2.0 |
Liver & IBD* |
9.9 |
21.7 |
7.3 |
3.0 |
Cancer |
All Women |
Asian/Pacific |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
Asian/Pacific Islander/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
411.0 |
287.8 |
439.7 |
0.7 |
Stomach |
5.5 |
10.5 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
Liver & IBD* |
3.5 |
8.3 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
Thyroid |
13.4 |
13.3 |
14.8 |
0.9 |
*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Source: NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables I-24 and I-25, to XXIV-10.
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005
At a glance – 5 Year Survival Rate:
Not available at this time.
At a glance – Death Rate:
Cancer |
Asian/Pacific Islander Men |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
Asian/Pacific Islander/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
138.8 |
235.6 |
0.6 |
Stomach |
10.1 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
Liver & IBD* |
15.2 |
6.3 |
2.4 |
Cancer |
Asian/Pacific Islander Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
Asian/Pacific Islander/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
95.9 |
163.0 |
0.6 |
Stomach |
5.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
Cervical |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
Liver & IBD* |
6.6 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Source: NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Table I-20.
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005
At a Glance – Screening:
Breast Cancer
Asian American Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
54.0 |
68.2 |
0.8 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Tables 1A_a and 1A_b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Cervcal Cancer
Asian American Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
63.9 |
79.1 |
0.8 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Tables 3a and 3b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Colon Cancer
Asian American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
34.2 |
52.9 |
0.6 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 1.6a.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Asian American |
Non-Hispanic White |
Asian American/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
12.9 |
17.9 |
0.7 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Tables 7a and 7b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
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