Table 2.
Cancer incidence trends from Gomez et al. (2013)†
| Chinese | Japanese | Filipina/o | Korean | Vietnamese | South Asian | Asian Indian/Pakistani | Asian Indian | Cambodian | Lao | NHW | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | 66.1 (#1) | 98.8 (#1) | 85.8 (#1) | 34.9 (#1) | 52.3 (#1) | – | 56.1 (#1) | – | 19.6 (#3) | 22.5 (#4) | 140.5 (#1) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | 75.5 (#1) | 120.1 (#1) | 99.2 (#1) | 53.9 (#1) | 54.0 (#1) | – | 76.2 (#1) | – | 35.3 (#1) | 34.4 (#2) | 148.9 (#1) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | 78.8 (#1) | 104.9 (#1) | 103.7 (#1) | 69.5 (#1) | 63.0 (#1) | – | 88.3 (#1) | – | 43.4 (#1) | 41.3 (#1) | 135.3 (#1) | |||||||||||
| Colorectal Cancer | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | 56.8 (#3) | 39.6 (#2) | 75.2 (#2) | 47.1 (#2) | 45.6 (#3) | 27.8 (#2) | 40.9 (#3) | 27.5 (#2) | 35.6 (#4) | 30.5 (#4) | – | – | 22.1 (#2) | 14.4 (#2) | – | – | 31.3 (#3) | 22.8 (#2) | ** | ** | 72.4 (#3) | 50.0 (#3) |
| 1998–2002 | 52.1 (#2) | 38.8 (#2) | 73.1 (#2) | 50.5 (#2) | 49.1 (#3) | 28.8 (#2) | 54.4 (#3) | 35.7 (#2) | 38.9 (#4) | 32.5 (#3) | – | – | 21.4 (#3) | 16.9 (#2) | – | – | 27.6 (#4) | 19.3 (#3) | 26.7 (#4) | 25.0 (#2) | 64.9 (#3) | 47.2 (#3) |
| 2004–2008 | 42.1 (#3) | 35.7 (#2) | 66.6 (#2) | 43 (#2) | 47..8 (#3) | 31.8 (#2) | 58.2 (#2) | 40.9 (#2) | 41.1 (#4) | 35.8 (#2) | – | – | 23.4 (#3) | 18.8 (#3) | – | – | 43.4 (#3) | 42.2 (#2) | 43.9 (#3) | 33.7 (#2) | 54.0 (#3) | 40.6 (#3) |
| Gastric Cancer | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | 19.2 (#5) | 11.3 (#5) | 37.7 (#4) | 19.1 (#4) | ** | ** | 55.9 (#2) | 26.0 (#3) | 30.8 (#5) | 22.6 (#5) | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | 45.5 (#3) | 23.1 (#3) | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | 17.7 (#5) | 10.9 (#5) | 28.5 (#4) | 14.6 (#5) | ** | ** | 49.2 (#4) | 26.6 (#4) | 24.6 (#5) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | 21.5 (#5) | ** | 49.2 (#4) | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | 16.3 (#5) | ** | 24.2 (#5) | 11.1 (#5) | ** | ** | 52.5 (#4) | 27.4 (#4) | 21.2 (#5) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
|
Liver Cancer |
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | 24.4 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | 13.8 (#5) | ** | 29.7 (#5) | ** | 45.3 (#3) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | 40.0 (#2) | 16.8 (#5) | 52.4 (#2) | 19.5 (#5) | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | 23.6 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | 16.6 (#5) | ** | 36.1 (#5) | 15.1 (#5) | 54.8 (#3) | 17.7 (#4) | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | 25.8 (#2) | 12.6 (#5) | 74.0 (#2) | 74.0 (#2) | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | 24.1 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | 17.1 (#5) | ** | 34.9 (#5) | ** | 56.0 (#3) | 20.9 (#4) | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | 52.7 (#1) | 24.8 (#4) | 64.5 (#2) | 64.5 (#2) | – | – |
|
Lung Cancer |
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 |
60.5 (#2) |
31.2 (#3) | 51.1 (#3) | 21.7 (#3) | 68.1 (#2) | 23.1 (#3) | 67.4 (#1) | 21.4 (#4) | 79.0 (#1) | 37.0 (#3) | – | – | 20.4 (#3) | 12.8 (#4) | – | – | 81.8 (#1) | 31.5 (#1) | 92.5 (#1) | 30.8 (#2) | 96.7 (#2) | 55.1 (#2) |
| 1998–2002 | 51.5 (#3) | 28.5 (#3) | 48.0 (#3) | 24.2 (#3) | 70.1 (#2) | 25.5 (#3) | 60.1 (#1) | 27.4 (#3) | 69.9 (#1) | 33.7 (#2) | – | – | 28.1 (#2) | 12.2 (#4) | – | – | 73.2 (#1) | 22.4 (#2) | 85.9 (#1) | 40.9 (#1) | 83.7 (#2) | 57.8 (#2) |
| 2004–2008 |
52.0 (#2) |
29.9 (#3) |
52.4 (#3) |
27.9 (#3) | 68.4 (#2) | 30.1 (#3) | 57.5 (#3) | 28.0 (#3) | 73.4 (#1) | 31.8 (#3) | – | – | 30.1 (#2) | 12.4 (#4) | – | – | 51.7 (#2) | 26.7 (#3) | 70.6 (#1) | 27.1 (#3) | 74.0 (#2) | 56.6 (#2) |
| Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 18.7 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | 11.0 (#5) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | 24.2 (#5) | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 18.8 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | 14.5 (#5) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | 19.6 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | 14.3 (#5) | ** | – | – | 17.0 (#5) | ** | 25.6 (#5) | ** | – | – |
| Hodgkin’s Lymphoma | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Leukemia | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Myeloma | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Thyroid | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 15.6 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | 17.2 (#5) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | 12.2 (#5) | ** | ** | ** | 21.4 (#5) | ** | 15.3 (#5) | ** | 15.1 (#5) | ** | ** | ** | 11.9 (#5) | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Oral | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Nasopharynx | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Larynx | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Esophagus | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | - | - | ** | ** | ** | ** | - | - |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | - | - | ** | ** | ** | ** | - | - |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | - | - | ** | ** | ** | ** | - | - |
| Pancreas | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | 28.2 (#5) | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Skin (melanoma) | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | 31.2 (#5) | 20.4 (#5) |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | 37.1 (#5) | 24.3 (#5) |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Urinary Bladder | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | 18.1 (#5) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | 14.6 (#4) | ** | – | – | 18.2 (#5) | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | 22.7 (#5) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | 15.3 (#4) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | 24.4 (#4) | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | 17.5 (#4) | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Brain and CNS | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Gallbladder | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | – |
| Ovarian | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – |
9.6 (#5) |
– | ** | ** | 16.7 (#5) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – |
10.9 (#5) |
– | ** | ** | – | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | ** | – | ** | ** | – | |||||||||||
| Cervical | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** |
17.0 (#5) |
38.6 (#2) |
– | ** | – |
17.3 (#4) |
38.6 (#2) |
– | |||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
16.6 (#5) |
– | ** | – |
13.5 (#4) |
16.6 (#5) |
– | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | ** | – |
16.7 (#5) |
** | – | |||||||||||
| Corpus and uterus | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 |
11.8 (#4) |
16.4 (#5) |
14.1 (#5) |
** | ** | – |
13.6 (#3) |
– | ** | ** | 26.7 (#4) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2002 |
11.6 (#4) |
19.2 (#4) |
18.3 (#4) |
** | ** | – |
12.3 (#3) |
– | ** | ** | 26.9 (#4) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 |
14.3 (#4) |
20.0 (#4) |
22.0 (#4) |
** | ** | – |
16.4 (#3) |
– | ** | ** | 26.3 (#4) | |||||||||||
| Prostate | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | 75.6 (#1) | 132.5 (#1) | 131.0 (#1) | 40.6 (#4) | 46.7 (#2) | – | 85.1 (#1) | – | ** | 27.9 (#5) | 198.0 (#1) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | 95.9 (#1) | 112.7 (#1) | 122.1 (#1) | 57.0 (#2) | 58.8 (#2) | – | 95.9 (#1) | – | 36.7 (#3) | 24.8 (#5) | 175.1 (#1) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | 84.8 (#1) | 109.5 (#1) | 117.2 (#1) | 63.5 (#1) | 56.0 (#3) | – | 84.8 (#1) | – | 38.1 (#4) | 31.1 (#4) | 154.7 (#1) | |||||||||||
| Testicular | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | ** | – | ** | ** | – | |||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | ** | – | ** | ** | – | |||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | – | ** | – | ** | ** | – | |||||||||||
** Data not available for subgroup
- Cancer was not one of the top five cancers for that subgroup
† Gomez SL, Noone A-M, Lichtensztajn DY, Scoppa S, Gibson JT, Liu L, et al. Cancer incidence trends among Asian American populations in the United States, 1990–2008. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013;105:1096–110