Abstract B75: Diversity in cancer mortality within Hispanic populations in the United States - Prevailing patterns and atypical findings

Discussion: Hispanics overall had lower cancer mortality compared to NHW and NHB, yet there is compelling heterogeneity within the Hispanic population. Cubans and Puerto Ricans had significantly higher rates than Central Americans, Dominicans, South Americans, and especially Mexicans. The finding that the highest cancer mortality rates are found among the populations with longer immigration and/or settlement histories, especially in diet and obesity-related cancers such as colorectal, endometrial, and prostate suggests that acculturation plays a role in the cancer mortality burden among Hispanics. Yet, a few Hispanic subgroups diverge significantly from common patterns, with additional implications for Public Health. Meriting attention is the high colorectal cancer mortality among Cubans, liver cancer mortality among Puerto Rican men and women, and prostate cancer mortality among Dominican males.Citation Format: Paulo S. Pinheiro, Karen E. Callahan, Hongbin Jin. Diversity in cancer mortality within Hispanic populations in the United States - Prevailing patterns and atypical findings. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr B75.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Race, Admixture, and Ethnicity: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research