Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Asian American Populations and Strategies to Address These Disparities

Asian Americans (AsA) are the only racial subgroup in the United States, in whom cancer remains the leading cause of death instead of heart disease.1 Per the latest cancer statistics published by the American Cancer Society, the incidence rate for colorectal cancer (CRC) in the AsA population was 24.3 per 100,000 women and 33.9 per 100,000 men (2015 –2019) and the mortality rate was 7.7 per 100,000 women and 10.9 per 100,000 men (2016–2020).2 Over the past 3 decades, even though the overall mortality of CRC in this population has steadily declined (19% in AsA vs 21% in White Americans vs 25% in Black Americans), with fewer people having met astatic disease at the time of diagnosis, CRC is still the second-most common cancer in AsA as compared with being the third-most common cancer in the overall population.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in GI Source Type: research