Lisa P Spees, Bradford E Jackson, Yadurshini Raveendran, Hayley N Morris, Marc A Emerson, Christopher D Baggett, Ronny A Bell, Ana I Salas, Clare Meernik, Tomi F Akinyemiju, Stephanie B Wheeler
BACKGROUND: The American Indian (AI) population in North Carolina has limited access to the Indian Health Service. Consequently, cancer burden and disparities may differ from national estimates. We describe the AI cancer population and examine AI-White disparities in cancer incidence and mortality. METHODS: We identified cancer cases diagnosed among adult AI and White populations between 2014-2018 from the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry. We estimated incidence and mortality rate ratios (IRR; MRR) by race...
April 5, 2024: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention