Biomaterial Database

Cancer patterns of four ethnic groups in Hawaii. 1980

L N Kolonel

Cancer risks were compared in the Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian, and Filipino populations of Hawaii with those in the U.S. white population. The analysis used standardized incidence ratio(s) (SIR), based on the U.S. white incidence rates for 1970. In general, the risks for many major cancers in the Japanese, Chinese, and Filipinos were low in relation to U.S. whites, whereas those for Hawaiians were high. However, the SIR values for the various cancer sites and types varied considerably within each ethnic group. Ethnic-specific data on smoking, drinking, and dietary habits and on sociologic and demographic factors were examined in relation to the SIR findings. Some of the results were consistent with current etiologic hypotheses, whereas others suggested areas for further epidemiologic study.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007564	Japan	A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo.	Bonin Islands
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009369	Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.	Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D010679	Philippines	A country in southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, and east of Vietnam. The capital is Manila.	Philipines,Phillipines,Phillippines
D002681	China	A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.	Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D005006	Ethnicity	A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.	Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D005260	Female		Females
D006254	Hawaii	A group of islands in Polynesia, in the north central Pacific Ocean, comprising eight major and 114 minor islands, largely volcanic and coral. Its capital is Honolulu. It was first reached by Polynesians about 500 A.D. It was discovered and named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 by Captain Cook. The islands were united under the rule of King Kamehameha 1795-1819 and requested annexation to the United States in 1893 when a provisional government was set up. Hawaii was established as a territory in 1900 and admitted as a state in 1959. The name is from the Polynesian Owhyhii, place of the gods, with reference to the two volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, regarded as the abode of the gods. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p493 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p2330)	Midway Island,Midway Islands