FAMR 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Native Hawaiians, Kauai, Melanoma
29 Mar 2017
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Access to health care less than 20% of trial participants from ni. Ethnicity/culture african american/ native hawaiian breast cancer imr. Location hawaii island has the highest tobacco use in state 20% v 17% Language limited english proficiency in filipinos contributes to low adherence. Cancer health disparities in the us hawaii and the pacific. 2%-4% of adult patients in us, hi. 10% are from ethnic minorities in the us. 75. 1% non-white university of hawaii cancer center mbccop. 50% of people in hawaii are overweight or obese. 70% native hawaiians, and more than 70% for some pacific islanders. Melanomas 4th highest cancer incidence among men 8th in women increasing trends in hawaii since 1990s. Caucasians have highest death rates in hawaii. Kauai has highest incidence of melanoma in the nation. Evidence based programs are population based cancer control interventions that are proven effective through research. Model derived from clinical practice guidelines used in medicine.
