Report gathered cancer specific data on Aboriginal people in order to aid policy makers to improve health outcomes. Internship report towards Health Information Masters--Dalhousie University, 2009.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 2173-2179
Description
States that cancer rates reported in the Lakota Country are 40% higher than the general population of the United States, and discusses how to overcome the high rate.
Uses data from 2004-2005 Canadian Community Health Surveys and 2001 Aboriginal People's Survey for identifying demographic, socio-economic and geographic factors.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 84, no. 10, October 1994, pp. 1631-1636
Description
Study examines the implications of annual screening mammography for cost and mortality in American Indian populations with differing baseline breast cancer rates.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 101-105
Description
Discusses the diagnosis of primary invasive breast cancer between First Nations and non-First Nations women, and the need for screening programs aimed at detecting breast cancers earlier.
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses a program that includes the use of cultural beliefs, practices and customs for the health care needs of cancer patients in Indigenous communities.
Looks at barriers to health service delivery, coordination of care, patient identification, community awareness, and cancer education. Provides overview as of June 2012.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S404-S414
Description
Uses linkage methodology to compare American and Alaska Native incidence data with the white population. Shows there should be improved access to CRC screening programs.
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Description
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made.
Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
Examines the high cancer rates in Inuit populations and highlights challenges to receiving care, from diagnosis through to survivorship or palliative care.
Cancer Prevention Research, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 49-55
Description
Used data from Federal Indian Register, Manitoba Health Population Registry, CervixCheck registry, Manitoba Cancer Registry, and Medical Claims Hospital Abstracts databases. Concluded screening for women had to be increased due higher cancer incidence.