Background Health equity for Indigenous peoples in the context of surgery has recently
become topical amongst surgeons in Australasia. Health inequities are amongst the most …

Gastric cancer is a worldwide concern, particularly for Indigenous populations who face
greater disparities in healthcare. With decreased access to screening and critical treatment …

PURPOSE While cancer survival is improving across most developed nations, those
improvements are not shared equally within their population. Using high-quality national …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is known to improve function and quality of life for
people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, little research has …

ABSTRACT AIM: To describe disparities in post-operative mortality experienced by
Indigenous Māori compared to non-Indigenous New Zealanders. METHODS: We completed …

In New Zealand, there are known disparities between the Indigenous Māori and the majority
non-Indigenous European populations in access to cancer treatment, with resulting …

Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, experience disproportionate rates of stomach
cancer, compared to non-Māori. The overall aim of the study was to better understand the …

ABSTRACT Māori diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die—and to die sooner—than
non-Māori with cancer. If we accept that these inequities are unfair and avoidable, then we …

ABSTRACT Māori are more likely than non-Māori to get cancer, and once they have cancer
they are less likely to survive it. One frequently proposed explanation for this survival …

Infection with Helicobacter pylori is the strongest modifiable risk factor for stomach cancer.
Nine out of 10 people who develop stomach cancer in the distal part of the stomach have …