학술논문
Cancer Mortality among Mexican Americans and Other Whites in Texas, 1969-80.
Document Type
Article
Author
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Subject
*CANCER-related mortality
*MEXICAN Americans
*LUNG cancer
*COLON cancer
*BREAST cancer
*CERVICAL cancer
*HEALTH surveys
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Language
ISSN
0090-0036
Abstract
Abstract: Cancer mortality in Texas 1969-80 was 25 per ¢ lower among Mexican American males compared to other Whites: among females, rates were only 4 per ¢ lower. Reduced mortality was primarily a result of lower rates for cancers of the most common sites: lung, colon, breast and prostate. However, for cancers of the stomach, liver, and gallbladder. Mexican Americans had higher rates than other Whites, Female Mexican Americans were also at a higher mortality risk for cervical cancer. Implication, arc discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]