Māori women have one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in the world. This high
incidence is generally unexplained although higher rates of obesity and alcohol intake are …

Introduction Indigenous people have disproportionally worse health and lower life
expectancy than their non-indigenous counterparts in high-income countries. Cancer data …

Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide and the leading
cause of cancer death among women. In Asian countries such as Iran, the incidence of …

Cancer registration provides a firm basis for cancer control efforts and research into
changing patterns of incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence is of obvious importance …

Breast cancer incidence differs by ethnicity in New Zealand (NZ) with Māori (the indigenous
people) women having the highest rates followed by Pakeha (people primarily of …

Background We examine incidence trends for 18 adult cancers, by ethnicity and
socioeconomic position in New Zealand. Methods The 1981 to 2001 censuses were linked …

Tara Cleverley, Ineke Meredith, Dianne Sika-Paotonu, Jason Gurney abstract aims: Pacific
Peoples comprise over 16 culturally diverse ethnic groups and experience a …

Background The reasons for the increasing breast cancer incidence in indigenous Māori
compared to non-Māori New Zealand women are unknown. The aim of this study was to …

Purpose To describe cancer incidence rates among Pacific people living in New Zealand
from 1981 to 2004. Methods Linked census-cancer registration data were used to calculate …

Introduction Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females in Canada. This
study examines trends in socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of breast cancer in …