Cancer

Study results show a high future cancer burden in the First-Nations on-reserve population.

Shows incident of stomach cancer is higher in Indigenous populations globally and is linked to poor socioeconomic conditions and a lower standard of health.

Data compiled using area of residence in the Tumour File and the mortality file.

Compares the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions with a special focus on Inuit, Athabaskans and Sami.

Demonstrates that international partnerships in cancer surveillance can work well, and that Inuit are at high risk for some cancers that are rare in other population groups.

Concludes that cancer is increasing among Inuit men and women in all regions, and suggests that they continue to be at extreme high risk, relative to non-Inuit populations.

Addresses challenges to implement successful cancer control programs in Aboriginal communities.

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.

Author reflects on her battle with cancer, overcoming her fear of the disease, and taking time to do enjoyable activities. Article located by scrolling to page 7.

Presents an introduction which contains two papers on the Inuit in Alaska, Canada and Greenland by the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review Working Group.

Investigates links between increased cancer rates and changes in living conditions.

Editorial briefly discusses the incidence of various cancers and theorizes as to why results differ from those reported in the general population.

Reports Nunavut has higher rates of lung, colorectal and oral cancers from the rest of Canada and lower rates of reproductive cancers.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2000.

Statistics on frequency of cancers newly diagnosed during 2005-2007 and incidence of each of seven types: prostrate, breast, lung, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, uterine, ovarian and cervical. Data sources: Métis Nation of Ontario Citizenship Registry and the Ontario Cancer Registry.

Study uses Indian Health Service inpatient data to estimate cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Uses data from the 1991 Long Form Census linked to national mortality and cancer databases to estimate site-specific rates and compare them to non-Aboriginal population.

Study examines the relatively low rate of cancer among Native Americans compared to the Caucasian population. Findings revealed that there were some exceptions to the previous statement.

Concludes that Aboriginal people in Quebec experience an overall cancer rist comparable to the general population.

Study shows that compared with non-Métis people, overall incidence and mortality associated with cancer was not higher among Métis people.

Study period was 2007-2012. Standardized cancer incidence and mortality rates were estimated by Métis status, top four cancer sites, and all cancers combined.

Assesses and compares Chukotka incidence rates with the rest of Russia.

Compares rates with Ontario population by using the provincial cancer registry and mortality file.

Draws on data from 1991 long-form census, compare cancer incidence and survival rates with those of non-Aboriginal Canadians.

Community Health Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

Reports broadly on statistical information gathered from the 1980 census and other sources, including the lower survival rates that have been attributed to poor stage distribution at time of diagnosis.

Describes malignant neoplasms for Aboriginal Americans in North Carolina in 1968-72 and 1978-82.

Study results indicate that the indigenous coastal Chukotka people experienced very high cancer mortality rates relative to the Russian population nationally.

Compares provincial and national averages of cancer death rates in the Yukon.

Covers literature dealing with rates of the disease, reasons for its occurrence and screening issues.

Findings indicated a geographical difference in cancer rates between Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada.

Reports statistics on cancer experiences among various Native Americans and geographical areas.

Comparative study finds higher mortality rates for lung, cervix, and breast cancer among the Oglala Sioux. Studies also found higher mortality rates for gallbladder, breast, and stomach cancer among the Tohono O'Odham compared to all other United States Native Americans.

Uses data from 2004-2005 Canadian Community Health Surveys and 2001 Aboriginal People's Survey for identifying demographic, socio-economic and geographic factors.

Comments on how demographic, socio-economic and geographic factors impact the health service given to Inuit compared to other Northern Canadians.

Shows an increased risk for cancer and other chronic diseases for First Nations people living on reserve compared to non-Aboriginal populations.

Compares prevalence of smoking, obesity, level of physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol use as well as uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Uses data from 2007 and 2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.

Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1998.

Shows that ethnic misclassification and undercounting were the most difficult obstacles for obtaining accurate data.

Compares the risk of cancers of an isolated First Nations population to that of the Canadian national population.

Biography of Mervin Dieter (1914-1973) former chairman of the Canadian Native Society and writer for the Saskatchewan Indian

Looks at cancer rates and trends of Alaska Native women compared to United States white women over a 30 year study period.