Open AccessGastric Cancer Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations in the United States, 2005–2016
Author(s) -
Stephanie C. Melkonian,
Dornell Pete,
Melissa A. Jim,
Donald Haverkamp,
Charles L. Wiggins,
Michael G. Bruce,
Mary C. White
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000748
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , cancer , population , cancer incidence , stomach cancer , cancer registry , ethnic group , gerontology , environmental health , physics , sociology , anthropology , optics
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations have higher gastric cancer rates than the general US population. This study provides a comprehensive overview of incidence rates among AI/AN persons during 2005-2016 compared with non-Hispanic whites (whites).