Henderson B E, Kolonel L N, Foster F
Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 1982;62:73-8.
Cancer patterns in the Polynesian population of Hawaii and New Zealand were compared with their European counterparts and with the Polynesian population of Samoa. In general, the cancer patterns of the Polynesians are similar; rates are higher for stomach, breast, lung, prostate, and liver cancers and lower for colon and rectal cancers. Cigarette smoking may explain most, if not all, of the lung cancer excess in Polynesians. However, no clear dietary differences between Polynesians and Europeans are evident that could explain the high risk of the former population to stomach cancer and of the Europeans to colon and rectal cancers.
夏威夷和新西兰的波利尼西亚人群的癌症模式与欧洲人群以及萨摩亚的波利尼西亚人群进行了比较。总体而言，波利尼西亚人的癌症模式相似；胃癌、乳腺癌、肺癌、前列腺癌和肝癌的发病率较高，而结肠癌和直肠癌的发病率较低。吸烟可能解释了波利尼西亚人肺癌高发的大部分（如果不是全部）原因。然而，波利尼西亚人和欧洲人之间没有明显的饮食差异可以解释前者患胃癌的高风险以及欧洲人患结肠癌和直肠癌的高风险。
