Cancer among the circumpolar Inuit, 1989–2003. II. Patterns and trends
International Journal of Circumpolar HealthPublished 1 December 2008Open access
Janet J. Kelly, Anne P. Lanier, Maria Santos, Sylvia Healey, R. Louchini, Jeppe Friborg
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Cancer surveillance in the Arctic is particularly important as Inuit continue to undergo further changes in their life-styles and social environments, and data such as these can form the basis of interventions directed towards known risk factors such as smoking, diet, obesity, viral and bacterial infections, and low screening prevalence.
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Data such as these can form the basis of interventions directed towards known risk factors such as smoking, diet, obesity, viral and bacterial infections, and low screening prevalence. Cancer surveillance is a basic task of the public health system; in the Arctic, it is particularly important as Inuit continue to undergo further changes in their life-styles and social environments.
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