Background Starting in 2018, national death certificates included a new racial classification
system that accounts for multiple-race decedents and separates Native Hawaiian and …

Importance Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the US. Despite national
decreases in cancer mortality, Black individuals continue to have the highest cancer death …

Abstract Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer
cases and deaths that will occur in the United States and compiles the most recent data on …

Introduction: National data on the epidemiology of cancer are commonly reported by broad
racial/ethnic categories, such as “Hispanic.” However, few studies have disaggregated …

Abstract In the United States, African American/black individuals bear a disproportionate
share of the cancer burden, having the highest death rate and the lowest survival rate of any …

Abstract Background: Asian Americans (AA) are the fastest growing US population, and
when properly distinguished by their ethnic origins, exhibit substantial heterogeneity in …

Background: Hispanics are the largest minority population in the United States (18%). They
represent a heterogeneous and growing population. Cancer is the leading cause of death …

Abstract Introduction Aggregation of all Black populations in US cancer mortality profiles
masks remarkable heterogeneity by place of birth. Comparing US-born African Americans …

Introduction The quantitative intraracial burden of cancer incidence, survival and mortality
within black populations in the United States is virtually unknown. Methods We computed …

Abstract Background: Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) are
the fastest growing minority in the United States. Cancer is the leading cause of death for …