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Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004†‡§

  1. David G. Perdue MD, MSPH1,2,¶,*,
  2. Carin Perkins PhD3,
  3. Jeannette Jackson-Thompson MSPH, PhD4,
  4. Steven S. Coughlin PhD5,
  5. Faruque Ahmed PhD5,
  6. Donald S. Haverkamp MPH5,
  7. Melissa A. Jim MPH5

Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23726

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: An Update on Cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004

Volume 113, Issue Supplement 5, pages 1179–1190, 1 September 2008

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Perdue, D. G., Perkins, C., Jackson-Thompson, J., Coughlin, S. S., Ahmed, F., Haverkamp, D. S. and Jim, M. A. (2008), Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004. Cancer, 113: 1179–1190. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23726

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  1. 1

    Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Program in Health Disparities, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  2. 2

    Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota

  3. 3

    Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  4. 4

    Missouri Cancer Registry and Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

  5. 5

    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

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*Minnesota Gastroenterology, P.A., P.O. Box 14909, Minneapolis, MN 55414

  1. †

    This supplement was sponsored by Cooperative Agreement Number U50 DP424071-04 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.

  2. ‡

    The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  3. §

    This article is a U.S. Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

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Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 20 AUG 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 5 MAY 2008

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Keywords:

  • colorectal cancer;
  • epidemiology;
  • incidence;
  • Indians of North America;
  • health disparities;
  • screening;
  • colonic subsite;
  • cancer stage

Abstract

BACKGROUND.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), but misclassification of race causes underestimates of disease burden.

METHODS.

The authors compared regional differences in CRC incidence, stage at diagnosis, and anatomic distribution between AI/ANs and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs). To reduce misclassification, data from the National Program of Cancer Registries; the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program; and the Indian Health Service (IHS) were linked. The analysis was limited to the 56% of AI/AN who live in IHS Contract Health Service Delivery Areas.

RESULTS.

From 1999 to 2004, the overall incidence rate (per 100,000 persons per year) of CRC was 9% lower in the AI/AN population (46.3) than in the NHW population (50.8). However, AI/AN CRC incidence rates varied nearly 5-fold regionally, from 21 in the Southwest to 102.6 in Alaska. Compared with NHW rates, AI/AN rates were significantly higher in Alaska (rate ratio [RR], 2.03), the Northern Plains (RR, 1.39), and the Southern Plains (RR, 1.16) but were lower in the Pacific Coast (RR, 0.80), the East (RR, 0.65), and the Southwest (RR, 0.45). AI/ANs were diagnosed more often with advanced CRC than with localized CRC (RR, 1.92) compared with NHWs (RR, 1.48). Females more often had proximal CRC among both the AI/AN population (females, 40.1%; males, 33.5%) and the NHW population (females, 50.1%; males, 40.3%), although AI/ANs had a higher proportion of distal cancers overall.

CONCLUSIONS.

CRC incidence rates in AI/AN populations varied dramatically between regions. Efforts are needed to make CRC screening a priority, overcome barriers to endoscopic screening, and to engage AI/AN communities in culturally appropriate ways to participate in prevention and early detection programs. Cancer 2008;113(5 suppl):1179–90. Published 2008 by the American Cancer Society.

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