A population-based cohort study on changes in breast, lung and colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among non-Western immigrant women ...

• Main Authors: Lamminmäki, Maarit, Leivonen, Aku, Heinävaara, Sirpa, Nygård, Mari, Ursin, Giske, Campbell, Suzanne, Stefansdóttir, Hrefna, Hirvonen, Elli, Toikkanen, Salla, Vejborg, Ilse Merete Munk, Njor, Sisse Helle, Sarkeala, Tytti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2024
• Subjects: Medicine; Biotechnology; Ecology; FOS: Biological sciences; Immunology; FOS: Clinical medicine; Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified; Cancer; Iceland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6743562; https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/A_population-based_cohort_study_on_changes_in_breast_lung_and_colorectal_cancer_incidence_and_mortality_among_non-Western_immigrant_women/6743562

Abstract Background Cancer risk varies geographically, and migrants are influenced by different risk factors before, during and after migration. Increased migration from non-Western countries to the Nordic countries calls for a better understanding of the migrants’ cancer risk and the change in risk patterns over time. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and mortality of breast, colorectal and lung cancer between non-Western immigrant and the native female population in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway. Material and methods Data from national registries were processed and pre-analysed in each country. Multivariate Poisson regression models were used to model the relative differences in incidence and mortality as rate ratios (RR). The country-specific estimates and summary statistics were pooled together using a random effects model. Results Non-Western immigrant women had significantly lower breast (RR 0.71, 0.65–0.78), colorectal (RR 0.72, 0.57–0.92) and lung (RR 0.55, 0.42–0.72) cancer ...