Elevated colorectal cancer incidence among American Indian/Alaska native persons in Alaska compared to other populations worldwide

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cancer worldwide; incidence varies greatly by country and racial group. We compared 2018 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) CRC incidence rates in Alaska to other Tribal, racial, and international population rates. AI/AN persons in Alaska had the highest CRC i...

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Published in:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Main Authors: Haverkamp, Donald, Redwood, Diana, Roik, Elena, Vindigni, Stephen, Thomas, Timothy
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
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Original Research Article
Indian
Circumpolar Health
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9987760/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36867106
https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2184749
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Summary:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cancer worldwide; incidence varies greatly by country and racial group. We compared 2018 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) CRC incidence rates in Alaska to other Tribal, racial, and international population rates. AI/AN persons in Alaska had the highest CRC incidence rate among US Tribal and racial groups (61.9/100,000 in 2018). AI/AN persons in Alaska also had higher rates than those reported for any other country in the world in 2018 except for Hungary, where males had a higher CRC incidence rate than AI/AN males in Alaska (70.6/100,000 and 63.6/100,000 respectively). This review of CRC incidence rates from populations in the United States and worldwide showed that AI/AN persons in Alaska had the highest documented incidence rate of CRC in the world in 2018. It is important to inform health systems serving AI/AN persons in Alaska about policies and interventions that can support CRC screening to reduce the burden of this disease.

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