How do cancer incidence rates differ in the Latino population compared to the non-Hispanic white population?
The report finds that for 1999 to 2003, Latinos had lower incidence rates than non-Hispanic whites (NHW) for most cancers, but were less likely than the NHW population to be diagnosed with localized stage cancers of the lung, colon and rectum, prostate, female breast, and cervix. However, Latinos also had higher incidence rates for myeloma (females) and cancers of the stomach, liver, and cervix than non-Latino white populations. 12. What is happening with cancer rates for Latino children and adolescents compared to non-Hispanic whites? The incidence of specific cancers differed substantially among Latino and non-Latino children and adolescents. Latino boys had a higher incidence rate of Hodgkin lymphoma than non-Latino boys while all Latino adolescents had lower incidence rates than NHW adolescents. Latino boys and girls had higher incidence rates of germ cell tumors than did NHW children, an observation also seen for Latino and NHW female adolescents. Also, Latino children have higher
