High cancer mortality for US-born Latinos: evidence from California and Texas

High cancer mortality for US-born Latinos: evidence from California and Texas

Abstract Background Latinos born in the US, 36 million, comprise 65% of all US Latinos. Yet their cancer experience is nearly always analyzed together with their foreign-born counterparts, 19 million, who constitute a steady influx of truly lower-risk populations from abroad. To highlight specific c...

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Main Authors: Paulo S. Pinheiro, Karen E. Callahan, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Rafael Marcos-Gragera, Taylor R. Cobb, Aina Roca-Barcelo, Amelie G. Ramirez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Cancer
Hispanics
Latinos
Mortality
Nativity
Birthplace
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3469-0

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