Examining the gastric cancer survival gap between Asians and whites in the United States

Authors

Hongbin Jin, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Paulo S. Pinheiro, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Karen E. Callahan, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Sean F. Altekruse, National Cancer Institute

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-19-2016

Publication Title

Gastric Cancer

Volume

20

Issue

4

First page number:

573

Last page number:

582

Abstract

Globally, Asian countries bear a disproportionate gastric cancer burden. Asian Americans, the fastest growing minority population in the US, have higher gastric cancer survival than non-Hispanic whites (NHWs) despite higher incidence. Benefitting from uniform cancer registry standards within the US, we examine for the first time the heterogeneity in the Asian American population, which may elucidate the causes of these disparities.

Repository Citation

Jin, H., Pinheiro, P. S., Callahan, K. E., Altekruse, S. F. (2016). Examining the gastric cancer survival gap between Asians and whites in the United States. Gastric Cancer, 20(4), 573-582.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10120-016-0667-4