Indigenous people at higher risk of preventable cancers

A new study led by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in partnership with researchers internationally, reveals that Indigenous populations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA have higher incidence rates of preventable cancers than the rest of the population.

Cancer incidence in indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA: a comparative population-based study
Moore S, Antoni S, Colquhoun A, Healy B, Ellison-Loschmann L, Potter JD, Garvey G, Bray F.
The Lancet Oncology, Published Online 15 October 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00232-6
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