Cancer-related disparities and opportunities for intervention in Northern Plains American Indian communities.

Objectives: We examined behavioral trends associated with cancer risk and cancer screening use from 1997 through 2006 among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in the Northern Plains region (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa) of the United States. We also examined disparities between that population and non-Hispanic white (NHW) people in the Northern Plains and AI/ANs in other regions.

Methods: We analyzed Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 1997-2000 and 2003-2006.