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Gender- and race-specific comparison of tobacco-associated cancer incidence trends in Florida with SEER regional cancer incidence data.
- Source :
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Cancer causes & control : CCC [Cancer Causes Control] 2008 Sep; Vol. 19 (7), pp. 711-23. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Mar 06. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Objective: Analysis of state and national tobacco-associated cancer trends is critical for the identification of high-risk regions of the country that require the attention of the public health community. This study compares Florida race- and gender-specific cancer trends with pooled data obtained from nine Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER-9) registries.<br />Methods: Age-adjusted, race- and gender-specific cancer incidence trends were evaluated using joinpoint regression analysis. Pooled, age-adjusted incidence rates and standardized incidence rate ratios were computed for each cancer for the years 1999-2003 to compare Florida to SEER-9.<br />Results: Relative to SEER-9 whites and irrespective of gender, lung cancer rates in white Floridians were elevated through the 1990s. However, lung cancer rates have recently declined at a steeper rate among white Floridians than among SEER-9 whites. For years 1999-2003, black Floridians had significantly lower rates of lung, bladder, pancreas, and kidney cancer relative to SEER-9 blacks. The opposite pattern was evident for white Floridians with significantly higher rates of lung and laryngeal cancer relative to SEER-9 whites.<br />Conclusion: Progress in the reduction of tobacco-associated cancers among white Floridians lags behind the progress noted in SEER-9 registries suggesting that additional state-directed smoking prevention and smoking cessation measures are needed.
- Subjects :
- Black People
Female
Florida epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Neoplasms etiology
Registries
Regression Analysis
Sex Factors
Smoking epidemiology
United States epidemiology
White People
Black or African American
Neoplasms epidemiology
Neoplasms ethnology
SEER Program statistics & numerical data
Smoking adverse effects
Tobacco Smoke Pollution adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0957-5243
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer causes & control : CCC
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18322816
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-008-9134-9