American Indian/Alaska Native men and women generally have lower cancer rates than the non-Hispanic white population. However, disparities still exist in certain types of cancer.
- From 2001-2005, American Indian/Alaska Native men were almost twice as likely to have liver & IBD cancer as non-Hispanic White men.
- American Indian/Alaska Native men are 1.8 times as likely to have stomach cancer as non-Hispanic White men, and are over twice as likely to die from the same disease.
- American Indian/Alaska Native women are 2.4 times more likely to have, and to die from, liver & IBD cancer, as compared to non-Hispanic White women.
- American Indian/Alaska Native women are 40% more likely to have kidney/renal pelvis cancer as non-Hispanic White women.
At a glance – New Cases:
Cancer |
All Men |
American |
Non-Hispanic |
American |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
510.1 |
368.8 |
538.0 |
0.7 |
Prostate |
147.1 |
69.5 |
145.3 |
0.5 |
Cancer |
All Women |
American |
Non-Hispanic |
American |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
396.7 |
348.7 |
430.1 |
0.8 |
Breast |
121.5 |
97.2 |
133.6 |
0.7 |
Source: CDC, 2009. Health United States, 2008. Table 52.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus08.pdf [PDF | 12.2MB]
At a glance – Top Cancer Sites for American Indians (2001-2005):
Cancer |
All Men |
American |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
American Indian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
549.3 |
336.6 |
568.3 |
0.6 |
Stomach |
11.3 |
16.8 |
9.3 |
1.8 |
Liver & IBD* |
9.9 |
14.4 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
Kidney & Renal Pelvis |
18.3 |
19.5 |
18.8 |
1.0 |
At a glance – Top Cancer Sites for American Indians (2001-2005):
Cancer |
All Women |
American |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
American Indian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
411.0 |
296.9 |
439.7 |
0.7 |
Stomach |
5.5 |
7.7 |
4.0 |
1.9 |
Liver & IBD* |
3.5 |
6.3 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
Kidney & Renal Pelvis |
9.2 |
12.7 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
*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/results_merged/topic_race_ethnicity.pdf [PDF | 1.2MB]
At a glance – 5 Year Survival Rate:
Not available at this time.
At a glance – Death Rate:
Cancer |
American |
Non-Hispanic White Men |
American Indian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
190.0 |
235.6 |
0.8 |
Stomach |
9.9 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
Kidney & Renal Pelvis |
9.3 |
6.2 |
1.5 |
Liver & IBD* |
10.6 |
6.3 |
1.7 |
Cancer |
American |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
American Indian/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|---|
All Sites |
142.0 |
163.0 |
0.9 |
Stomach |
5.2 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
Cervical |
3.7 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
Liver & IBD* |
6.6 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
Kidney & Renal Pelvis |
4.3 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
*IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Source: NCI 2008. Seer Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2005. Tables I-27 and I-28
http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2005/results_merged/topic_race_ethnicity.pdf [PDF | 1.2MB]
At a Glance – Screening:
Breast Cancer
American Indian/Alaska Native Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
67.1 |
68.2 |
1.0 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Tables 1A_a and 1A_b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Cervical Cancer
American Indian/Alaska Native Women |
Non-Hispanic White Women |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
71.2 |
79.1 |
0.9 |
Source: 2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Tables 3a and 3b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr07/index.html
Colon Cancer
American Indian/Alaska Native |
Non-Hispanic White |
American Indian/Alaska Native/Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
---|---|---|
38.1 |
58.5 |
0.7 |
Source: 2008 National Healthcare Disparities Report. Table 1_3_1.2a & 1_3_1.2b.
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qrdr08/index.html
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