Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990
Objectives. The general aim was to assess the pattern and trend in cancer mortality among the indigenous people of coastal Chukotka during the period 1961–1990. Methods. All cases of cancer deaths of indigenous residents of the Chukotsky district in the north-easternmost coast of Chukotka...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b7fe3d0990774f58aaceb84ec43365ce 2023-05-15T14:54:42+02:00 Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990 Alexey A. Dudarev Valery S. Chupakhin Jon Øyvind Odland 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20471 https://doaj.org/article/b7fe3d0990774f58aaceb84ec43365ce EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/20471/pdf_1 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20471 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/b7fe3d0990774f58aaceb84ec43365ce International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 72, Iss 0, Pp 1-6 (2013) Chukotka Russian Arctic indigenous people Inuit cancer mortality epidemiology Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.20471 2022-12-30T23:52:14Z Objectives. The general aim was to assess the pattern and trend in cancer mortality among the indigenous people of coastal Chukotka during the period 1961–1990. Methods. All cases of cancer deaths of indigenous residents of the Chukotsky district in the north-easternmost coast of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug were copied from personal death certificates. There were a total of 219 cancer deaths during the study period. The average annual number of cases, percent, crude, and age-standardized cancer mortality rates (ASMR) per 100,000 among men and women for all sites combined and selected sites were calculated. Data were aggregated into six 5-year periods to assess temporal trends. Direct age-standardization was performed with the Segi-Doll world standard population used by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Results. The indigenous Chukchi and Eskimo people living in Chukotsky district were at higher risk of death from cancer during the 30-year period between 1961 and 1990, with ASMR among men twice that of Russia, and among women 3.5 times higher. The excess can be attributed to the extremely high mortality from oesophageal cancer and lung cancer. Conclusions. The indigenous people of coastal Chukotka were at very high risk of death from cancer relative to the Russian population nationally. The mortality data from this study correspond to the pattern of incidence reported among other indigenous people of the Russian Arctic. Little information is available since 1990, and the feasibility of ethnic-specific health data is now severely limited. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Chukchi Chukotka Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Circumpolar Health eskimo* International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 72 1 20471 |
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Objectives. The general aim was to assess the pattern and trend in cancer mortality among the indigenous people of coastal Chukotka during the period 1961–1990. Methods. All cases of cancer deaths of indigenous residents of the Chukotsky district in the north-easternmost coast of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug were copied from personal death certificates. There were a total of 219 cancer deaths during the study period. The average annual number of cases, percent, crude, and age-standardized cancer mortality rates (ASMR) per 100,000 among men and women for all sites combined and selected sites were calculated. Data were aggregated into six 5-year periods to assess temporal trends. Direct age-standardization was performed with the Segi-Doll world standard population used by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Results. The indigenous Chukchi and Eskimo people living in Chukotsky district were at higher risk of death from cancer during the 30-year period between 1961 and 1990, with ASMR among men twice that of Russia, and among women 3.5 times higher. The excess can be attributed to the extremely high mortality from oesophageal cancer and lung cancer. Conclusions. The indigenous people of coastal Chukotka were at very high risk of death from cancer relative to the Russian population nationally. The mortality data from this study correspond to the pattern of incidence reported among other indigenous people of the Russian Arctic. Little information is available since 1990, and the feasibility of ethnic-specific health data is now severely limited. |
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Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990 |
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Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990 |
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Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990 |
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cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal chukotka, 1961–1990 |
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