Glanz Karen, Croyle Robert T, Chollette Veronica Y, Pinn Vivian W
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Feb;93(2):292-8. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.2.292.
This article synthesizes information about cancer in 9 populations of minority women: Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, African American, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, American Samoan, American Indian, and Alaska Native.
Cancer registry data, social indicators, government sources, and published articles were searched for information on the background and cancer experience of these 9 racial/ethnic groups.
Approximately 35 million women in these racial/ethnic groups live in the United States, and their numbers are increasing rapidly. Since 1992, incidence rates for major cancer sites have slowed or decreased among these groups, but declines in mortality have not occurred or have been smaller than for Whites. Gaps in early detection have narrowed, but minority women still lag behind Whites. Smoking and obesity remain common in these populations.
More culturally appropriate interventions and research are needed, and these efforts must involve the community and raise the quality of health services.
本文综合了9个少数族裔女性群体中癌症的相关信息，这些群体包括墨西哥裔美国人、波多黎各裔、古巴裔美国人、非裔美国人、亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民、美属萨摩亚人、美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民。
检索癌症登记数据、社会指标、政府资料以及已发表的文章，以获取有关这9个种族/族裔群体的背景和癌症患病情况的信息。
这些种族/族裔群体中约有3500万女性生活在美国，且人数正在迅速增加。自1992年以来，这些群体中主要癌症部位的发病率已放缓或下降，但死亡率并未下降，或下降幅度小于白人。早期检测方面的差距已缩小，但少数族裔女性仍落后于白人。吸烟和肥胖在这些人群中仍然很常见。
需要更多符合文化背景的干预措施和研究，这些努力必须涉及社区并提高医疗服务质量。
