Inequalities between Māori and non-Māori men with prostate cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Māori experience poorer health statistics in terms of cancer incidence and mortality compared to non-Māori. For prostate cancer, Māori men are less likely than non-Māori men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, but those that are diagnosed are much more likely to die of the disease than non-Māori men resulting in an excess mortality rate in Māori men compared with non-Māori. A review of the literature included a review of the epidemiology of prostate cancer; of screening; of access to healthcare and of treatment modalities.

Health service provider responses to indigenous peoples with cancer: An integrative review.

Indigenous populations around the world have a higher burden of cancer incidence, severity and mortality. This integrative review aims to identify and appraise the evidence of health providers' responses to the issue of indigenous peoples with cancer. A surprisingly small number of studies were found (n = 9) that reported on programmes and interventions for indigenous people with cancer, the majority of which were from the USA.

Cultural health literacy: the experiences of Māori in palliative care.

Unlabelled: Health literacy is a concept that is frequently applied to the patient's ability to find and comprehend health information. However, recent literature has included the skill of the health professional and the accessibility of health resources as important factors in the level of health literacy achieved by individuals and populations. In 2014 a qualitative study undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand, investigated the context of health literacy for Māori in a palliative care setting (Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand).

Cultural issues in research, a reflection.

In New Zealand, Maori have been the subject of research where the objectives, methodology and outcomes have failed to address many issues for Maori including power, equity, and the validity of alternative understandings of health and knowledge. A community-based diabetes intervention in the Waikato was designed as a partnership between Maori, health workers and researchers to demonstrate a significant reduction in diabetes incidence in Maori over 3 years. The priorities and challenges which face Maori and community-based researchers are explored in this paper particularly with reference to being both providers of and participants in research.