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. 2005 Nov 10;4:21. doi: 10.1186/1477-3163-4-21

Table 4.

Comparison of rates1 of reproductive organ cancers in the SA2, API3 & NHW4 population of California.

Cancer site time period SA API NHW
MALES
prostate 1988–1991 112.5 78.2 165
1992–1994 127.8 109.4 197
1995–1997 111.8 90 153.2
1998–2000 110.7 87.9 152.2
testicular 1988–1991 1.5 1.5 6.5
1992–1994 2.2 1.9 6.5
1995–1997 0.8 1.6 6.4
1998–2000 1.9 1.9 7.1
FEMALES
breast (in situ) 1988–1991 8.1 10.2 19.9
1992–1994 14.1 12.3 21.7
1995–1997 13.2 17.1 25.3
1998–2000 14.6 21.6 29.4
breast (invasive) 1988–1991 75.2 76 144
1992–1994 75.5 79 142.3
1995–1997 97.6 87 146.5
1998–2000 98.1 91.9 150.8
ovary 1988–1991 14.3 12.9 19.5
1992–1994 15.1 13.3 19.3
1995–1997 19.4 13.4 18.2
1998–2000 15.1 12.2 18.2
cervix 1988–1991 11.7 14.7 9.3
1992–1994 12.1 15.8 8.6
1995–1997 9.5 13.1 8.4
1998–2000 10 9.8 7.9
uterus and corpus 1988–1991 17.8 13.9 28.1
1992–1994 19 14.8 27.1
1995–1997 11 14.8 27.1
1998–2000 22.2 15.9 25.3

1 Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population (5 year age-groups).

2 south Asian.

3 Asian/Pacific Islander.

4 white, non-Hispanic.