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Peer reviewedHorm, John W.; Burhansstipanov, Linda – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1992
Overall cancer incidence among southwestern American Indians is less than half that of U.S. whites; Alaska Native and white rates are similar. However, both native groups have elevated rates for specific cancers (stomach, liver, and gallbladder), and Indians have low five-year survival rates. Data tables outline incidence, mortality, and survival…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Cancer
