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Gallbladder disease and gallbladder cancer among American Indians in tricultural New Mexico
Author(s) -
Morris Dexter L.,
Buechley Robert W.,
Key Charles R.,
Morgan Marion V.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197811)42:5<2472::aid-cncr2820420550>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder cancer , gallbladder , disease , gallbladder disease , parity (physics) , obesity , population , risk factor , demography , cancer , environmental health , sociology , physics , particle physics
Previous studies have reported high rates of gallbladder disease and gallbladder cancer among all American Indians. Data from the New Mexico Tumor Registry confirm these findings, specifically showing high rates for New Mexico's American Indians, as well as for the state's Spanish population. This review explores several risk factors, including parity, obesity, age, cholesterol level, and genetic factors. From the available evidence, genetic factors appear to be the most important, with parity a contributing factor. Cancer 42:2472–2477, 1978.