| Title | Gallbladder cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, US, 1999-2004 |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Lemrow, SM, Perdue, DG, Stewart, SL, Richardson, LC, Jim, MA, French, HT, Swan, J, Edwards, BK, Wiggins, C, Dickie, L, Espey, DK |
| Journal | CancerCancer |
| Volume | 113 |
| Pagination | 1266-73 |
| Date Published | Sep 1 |
| ISBN Number | 0008-543X (Print)<br/>0008-543X (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 18720382 |
| Keywords | Aged, Alaska/epidemiology, Continental Population Groups/statistics & numerical data, Female, Gallbladder Neoplasms/ ethnology, Geography, Humans, Incidence, Indians, North American/ statistics & numerical data, Inuits/ statistics & numerical data, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Registries, United States/epidemiology |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is rare; however, it disproportionately affects the American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) population. The purpose of the study was to characterize GBC among AI/AN in the US population. METHODS: Cases of GBC diagnosed between 1999 and 2004 and collected by state-based cancer registries were included. Registry records were linked with Indian Health Service (IHS) administration records to decrease race misclassification of AI/AN. GBC rates and/or percent distributions for AI/AN and non-Hispanic whites (NHW) were calculated by sex, IHS region, age, and stage for all US counties and IHS Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) counties, in which approximately 56% of US AI/AN individuals reside. RESULTS: In CHSDA counties, the GBC incidence rate among AI/AN was 3.3 per 100,000, which was significantly higher than that among NHW (P |
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