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Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2003, featuring cancer among U.S. Hispanic/Latino populations
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries|Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans|North American Association of Central Cancer Registries|National Cancer Institute|American Cancer Society|National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|American Cancer Society|National Cancer Institute|North American Association of Central Cancer Registries|Texas Department of State Health Services|American Cancer Society|National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Children's Cancer Center|Baylor College of Medicine|National Cancer Institute
american cancer society centers disease control prevention national cancer institute north american association central cancer registries collaborate annually provide us cancer information year featuring first comprehensive compilation cancer information us latinoscancer incidence obtained 90 hispaniclatino 82 us populations cancer deaths obtained entire us population cancer screening risk factor incidence mortality data compiled latino nonlatino adults children incidence longterm 19752003 fixedinterval 19952003 trends comparative analyses disease stage urbanicity area poverty evaluatedthe longterm trend overall cancer death rates declining since early 1990s continued 2003 races sexes combined however female lung cancer incidence rates increased 1975 2003 decelerating since 1991 breast cancer incidence rates stabilized 2001 2003 latinos lower incidence rates 19992003 cancers higher rates stomach liver cervix myeloma females nonlatino white populations latino children higher incidence leukemia retinoblastoma osteosarcoma germcell tumors nonlatino white children several common cancers latinos less likely nonlatinos diagnosed localized stagesthe lower cancer rates observed latino immigrants could sustained maintenance healthy behaviors infectionrelated cancers latinos could controlled evidencebased interventions affordable culturally sensitive linguistically appropriate timely access cancer information prevention screening treatment important latino outreach community networks