A partnership between the cancer research center of Hawaii and the University of Guam in Cancer Research, Education, Training, and Outreach.

Cancer Health Disparities. The term cancer health disparities describes the unequal burden of cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality in different population groups. By and large, the higher burden of cancer is observed in racial or ethnic minorities, immigrant communities, inner city populations, and insular, rural, or otherwise geographically isolated populations.

Cancer epidemiology in the pacific islands - past, present and future.

The Pacific Ocean contains approximately 25,000 islands, stretching from Papua New Guinea to Easter Island, populated by mixtures of Melanesians, Micronesians and Polynesians, as well as migrant groups from Asia and Europe. The region encompasses a third of the surface of the earth although it is sparsely populated at a total of around 9 million. With the exception of some of the more populated islands, such as New Zealand and Hawaii, few surveys of chronic diseases have been conducted, but it is increasingly recognized that obesity, diabetes and associated conditions are emerging public health problems and clearly there is a need for cooperation to optimize control.

Ethnic disparities in cancer incidence among residents of Guam.

Cancer incidence data collected by the Guam Cancer Registry for the period 1998 through 2002 were analyzed by cancer site, age, and ethnicity. Ethnicity and site specific age-adjusted cancer incidence rates for Guam residents were calculated utilizing Guam 2000 census data and the U.S.

Ethnic disparities in cancer mortality among residents of Guam.

Cancer mortality data collected by the Guam Cancer Registry for the period 1998 through 2002 were analyzed by cancer site, age, and ethnicity. Ethnicity and site specific age-adjusted cancer mortality rates for Guam were calculated utilizing Guam 2000 census data, the US 2000 standard population and compared to U.S.