British Journal of Cancer
Volume 56, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 679-684

Cancer pattern among greenlandic inuit migrants in Denmark, 1968–1982 (Article) (Open Access)

Prener A.* , Nielsen N.H. , Hansen J.P.H. , Jensen O.M.
  • a Danish Cancer Registry, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology under the Danish Cancer Society, Landskronagade 66, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
  • b Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet (State University Hospital), Copenhagen and Institute of Forensic Pathology, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • c Department of Pathology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • d Danish Cancer Registry, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology under the Danish Cancer Society, Landskronagade 66, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark

Abstract

For several cancer sites the incidence among Inuit (Eskimos) in Alaska, Canada and Greenland differs markedly from that in non-Inuit in adjacent areas. This is the first study of Inuit migrants. Among 11, 571 Inuit Greenlandic people living in Denmark in the period 1968–1982 we found 69 cases of cancer. Significantly increased risks compared to the Danish population were found for cancer of the rectum (RR = 5.5) in males and for nasopharyngeal cancer (RR = 185.2) and cancer of the cervix uteri (RR = 1.9). The significance of these findings in relation to the role of environmental factors in the aetiology of cancer in Inuit is discussed. © 1987 The Macmillan Press Ltd.

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Index Keywords

Neoplasms human epidemiology Denmark cancer risk geographic distribution Aged cancer Greenland large intestine pharynx Rectal Neoplasms migrant female genital system male female Cervix Neoplasms Risk Factors Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms Eskimos ethnic or racial aspects Middle Age
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0023618613&doi=10.1038%2fbjc.1987.265&partnerID=40&md5=c64d62a7a16b508da18ac63201841d44
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1987.265
ISSN: 00070920
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English