An analysis of SEER data sought to examine the appropriateness of age- and race-specific breast cancer screening recommendations for white vs nonwhite women in the United States.
Follow-up after abnormal results on mammography is more likely to be delayed among Asian American women compared with white women, and varies between different Asian ethnicities.
Researchers summarize the program development, outcomes, and lessons learned from a program that provided cancer screening services for under/uninsured Asian Indio women.
Out of 7 nationality groups studied, only Japanese women didn’t have an overall increase in the disease.
Significant differences in cancer rates were found between Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs), according to a special report within Cancer Facts & Figures 2016.
South Asian women are more likely to have later stage breast cancer at diagnosis compared with the general population, research has shown.
When patients with cancer in different Asian American subgroups were examined, their cancer-specific mortality was found to be far lower than that of non-Hispanic white patients.
One tenth of younger leukemia patients of East Asian ancestry inherit a gene variation associated with lowered tolerance of an indispensable drug for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Writing down fears, emotions, and the benefits of a cancer diagnosis may improve health outcomes for Asian American survivors of breast cancer, according to a new study. The research investigated methods of reducing the psychological burden among minority patients, particularly among breast cancer survivors.
Researchers identified a rare type of melanoma that disproportionately attacks the plams and soles and under the nails of people who have darker skin, is not caused by sun exposure, and is almost twice as likely to recur than other other similar types of skin cancer.
