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- Title
Preview of Hawai'i Cancer Facts and Figures 2010.
- Authors
Hernandez, Brenda Y.; Green, Michael D.; Cassel, Kevin D.; Pobutsky, Ann M.; Vu, VyVy; Wilkens, Lynne R.
- Abstract
The article offers an overview of the publication "Hawai'i Cancer Facts & Figures 2010." The publication provides factual information on cancer in Hawai'i based on research conducted between 2000 and 2006. It shows that the most common cancers for this period remained to be prostate and breast cancers and that there were observed disparities in cancer incidence and mortality among major ethnic groups in the state. It also offers statewide data on obesity, tobacco use and health insurance coverage.
- Subjects
HAWAII; EPIDEMIOLOGY of cancer; CANCER-related mortality; BREAST cancer; PROSTATE cancer; ETHNIC groups -- Diseases; OBESITY; TOBACCO use
- Publication
Hawaii Medical Journal, 2010, Vol 69, Issue 9, p223
- ISSN
0017-8594
- Publication type
Article