## Background: Since contact with westerners in 1778, the native people of the hawaiian islands have experienced multiple health and social problems. among these are the debilitating effects of high rates of cancer incidence and mortality. ## Methods: The method used in this article was a review
Diet-related cancer in native Hawaiians
β Scribed by Claire Ku'uleilani Hughes; Jo Ann Umilani Tsark; Noreen Kehaulani Mokuau
- Book ID
- 102652666
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 555 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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β¦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Since contact with Westerners in 1778, the native people of the Hawaiian Islands have experienced multiple health and social problems. Among these are the debilitating effects of high rates of cancer incidence and mortality.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Cancer incidence and mortality rates among Native Hawaiians remain high despite advances in health care. The incidence of lung cancer are the highest among Native Hawaiian women and men. Breast cancer mortality rates are one of the highest nationally for Native Hawaiian women. Possible responsible f