Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009
Objectives. We analyzed cervical cancer incidence and mortality data in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women compared with women of other races. Methods. We improved identification of AI/AN race, cervical cancer incidence, and mortality data using Indian Health Service (IHS) patient recor...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301681_8 2024-04-14T08:14:02+00:00 Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 Watson, M. Benard, V. Thomas, C. Brayboy, A. Paisano, R. Becker, T. http://hdl.handle.net/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301681 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301681 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:31:38Z Objectives. We analyzed cervical cancer incidence and mortality data in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women compared with women of other races. Methods. We improved identification of AI/AN race, cervical cancer incidence, and mortality data using Indian Health Service (IHS) patient records; our analyses focused on residents of IHS Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) counties. Age-adjusted incidence and death rates were calculated for AI/AN and White women from 1999 to 2009. Results. AI/AN women in CHSDA counties had a death rate from cervical cancer of 4.2, which was nearly twice the rate in White women (2.0; rate ratio [RR] = 2.11). AI/AN women also had higher incidence rates of cervical cancer compared with White women (11.0 vs 7.1; RR = 1.55) and were more often diagnosed with later-stage disease (RR = 1.84 for regional stage and RR = 1.74 for distant stage). Death rates decreased for AI/AN women from 1990 to 1993 (û25.8%/year) and remained stable thereafter. Conclusions. Although rates decreased over time, AI/AN women had disproportionately higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality. The persistently higher rates among AI/AN women compared with White women require continued improvements in identifying and treating cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. adult; aged; American Indian; article; Caucasian; cause of death; comparative study; death certificate; ethnology; female; health survey; human; incidence; Inuit; middle aged; mortality; register; statistics; United States; uterine cervix tumor; very elderly, Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alaska; Cause of Death; Death Certificates; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Humans; Incidence; Indians, North American; Inuits; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Registries; United States; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit inuits Alaska RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Indian |
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Objectives. We analyzed cervical cancer incidence and mortality data in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women compared with women of other races. Methods. We improved identification of AI/AN race, cervical cancer incidence, and mortality data using Indian Health Service (IHS) patient records; our analyses focused on residents of IHS Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) counties. Age-adjusted incidence and death rates were calculated for AI/AN and White women from 1999 to 2009. Results. AI/AN women in CHSDA counties had a death rate from cervical cancer of 4.2, which was nearly twice the rate in White women (2.0; rate ratio [RR] = 2.11). AI/AN women also had higher incidence rates of cervical cancer compared with White women (11.0 vs 7.1; RR = 1.55) and were more often diagnosed with later-stage disease (RR = 1.84 for regional stage and RR = 1.74 for distant stage). Death rates decreased for AI/AN women from 1990 to 1993 (û25.8%/year) and remained stable thereafter. Conclusions. Although rates decreased over time, AI/AN women had disproportionately higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality. The persistently higher rates among AI/AN women compared with White women require continued improvements in identifying and treating cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. adult; aged; American Indian; article; Caucasian; cause of death; comparative study; death certificate; ethnology; female; health survey; human; incidence; Inuit; middle aged; mortality; register; statistics; United States; uterine cervix tumor; very elderly, Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alaska; Cause of Death; Death Certificates; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Humans; Incidence; Indians, North American; Inuits; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Registries; United States; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms |
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Watson, M. Benard, V. Thomas, C. Brayboy, A. Paisano, R. Becker, T. |
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Watson, M. Benard, V. Thomas, C. Brayboy, A. Paisano, R. Becker, T. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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Watson, M. Benard, V. Thomas, C. Brayboy, A. Paisano, R. Becker, T. |
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Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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Cervical cancer incidence and mortality among American Indian and Alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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cervical cancer incidence and mortality among american indian and alaska native women, 1999û2009 |
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