American Journal of Public Health
Volume 75, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 237-242

Patterns of site-specific displacement in cancer mortality among migrants: The Chinese in the United States (Article)

King H. , Li J.Y. , Locke F.B. , Pollack E.S. , Tu J.T.
  • a The National Cancer Institute, Georgetown University, Chinese Cancer Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20205, United States
  • b The National Cancer Institute, Georgetown University, Chinese Cancer Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20205, United States
  • c The National Cancer Institute, Georgetown University, Chinese Cancer Research Institute, Bethesda, MD 20205, United States
  • d [Affiliation not available]
  • e [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

Taking advantage of the information gathered for the 1975 National Mortality Survey in China, this paper compares the levels of cancer mortality among foreign-born and United States-born Chinese around 1970 with those of the communities of origin of the majority of Chinese migrants to the US. Age-adjusted rates indicate two distinctive site-specific patterns among US Chinese: a downward trend for cancers of high risk among Guangdong and Hong Kong Chinese (nasopharynx, esophagus, liver, uterus, and perhaps stomach) and an upward trend for those sites of low risk among Chinese in Guangdong and Hong Kong (colon, lung, leukemia, and female breast). Further field studies are needed with emphasis on the birthplace of migrants and environmental changes in host countries.

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Index Keywords

Short Survey ethnic group social aspect priority journal ethnic or racial aspects geographic distribution Chinese cancer mortality United States fatality human migrant etiology
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021957571&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.75.3.237&partnerID=40&md5=bcf40e2473130add72d691b54ba52717
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.75.3.237
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 46
Original Language: English