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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Oncol Nurs. 2013 May;29(2):118–127. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2013.02.007

Table 1. Cancer Incidence Data for Southern and Northern Plains American Indians10.

USa Southern Plainsa Northern Plainsa
AIAN NHW AIAN NHW AIAN NHW
All 368.4 475.9 492.6b 461.2 538.1 464.8
Breast 85.3 134.4 115.7 129.6 115.9 130.3
Cervix 9.4 7.4 14.1 9.1 12.5 7.4
Colon 46.3 50.8 60.2 51.8 72.5 52.3
Kidney 17.9 11.8 21.3 12.4 23.7 12.1
Lung 48.5 58.6 87.1 82.2 104.3 65.5
Prostate 105.4 154.4 156.7 146.5 174.5 162.2

AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native

NHW = Non-Hispanic White

a

Rates are per 100,000 persons

b

Increased incidence in AIs