Table 1. Cancer Incidence Data for Southern and Northern Plains American Indians10.
USa | Southern Plainsa | Northern Plainsa | ||||
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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
Rates are per 100,000 persons
Increased incidence in AIs