Patterns of cancer mortality among Native Americans
CancerPublished 1 December 1998Open access
Nathaniel Cobb, Roberta Paisano
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Improved estimates of cancer mortality, determined from a sampling of people who live on Indian reservations, are provided from a monitoring of cancer incidence and mortality in Native Americans.
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Compared with the general U.S. population, Native Americans experience quite different patterns of cancer mortality. Cancer prevention and control programs should be designed specifically for this minority population.
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