British Journal of Cancer
Volume 102, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1438-1443

Cancer mortality in ethnic South Asian migrants in England and Wales (1993-2003): Patterns in the overall population and in first and subsequent generations (Article) (Open Access)

Mangtani P.* , Maringe C. , Rachet B. , Coleman M.P. , Dos Santos Silva I.
  • a Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
  • b Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
  • c Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
  • d Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
  • e Cancer Research UK Epidemiology and Genetic Group, Department of Epidemiology and Population Healt, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

Abstract

Background:Cancer mortality has been examined among ethnic South Asian migrants in England and Wales, but not by generation of migration.Methods:Using South Asian mortality records, identified by a name-recognition algorithm, and census information, age-standardised rates among South Asians, and South Asian vs non-South Asian rate ratios, were calculated.Results and conclusions:All- cancer rates in ethnic South Asians were half of those in non-South Asians in first-generation (all-cancer-standardised mortality ratio (SMR) in males 0.51 and in females 0.56) and subsequent-generation South Asians (SMR in males 0.43 and in females 0.36). The higher mortality in first-generation South Asians for liver (both sexes), oral cavity and gallbladder cancer (females), particularly marked among Bangladeshis, was reduced in subsequent generations. © 2010 Cancer Research UK All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Health transition Migrants: England and Wales Asian continental ancestry group Cancer mortality

Index Keywords

Pakistan Liver Neoplasms immigrant Asian India sex ratio Neoplasms human Asian continental ancestry group ethnic group priority journal Algorithms Humans Wales male Emigrants and Immigrants England female gallbladder cancer Article cancer mortality liver cancer major clinical study mouth cancer United Kingdom age distribution Bangladesh Asia, Southeastern Mouth Neoplasms Gallbladder Neoplasms
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77951672576&doi=10.1038%2fsj.bjc.6605645&partnerID=40&md5=d878ec59cb86214f8930141d913f75ca
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605645
ISSN: 00070920
Cited by: 21
Original Language: English