- Among Hispanic adults, cancer is the second leading cause of death.
Source: “Cancer Facts and Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2003-2005,” American Cancer Society. pp.2.
- Hispanic women have higher incidence rates of cervical (16.8 rate per 100,000), liver (5.6 rate per 100,000), and stomach (10.0 rate per 100,000) cancer compared to non-Hispanic White women (9.2 rate per 100,000, 2.8 rate per 100,000, and 5.1 rate per 100,000 respectively) (Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population).
Source: “Cancer Facts and Figures 2004” American Cancer Society. table 1, pp. 23.
- Hispanic men have higher incidence rates of stomach and liver cancer than non-Hispanic White men (18.1 rate per 100,000, and 13.8 rate per 100,000 compared to 11.2 rate per 100,000, and 7.3 rate per 100,000 respectively), (Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population).
Source: “Cancer Facts and Figures 2004”, American Cancer Society. table 1, pp.23.
- Hispanics (23%) are also more likely not to have had Pap smears than their non-Hispanic White counterparts (17%).
Source: “National Healthcare Disparities Report.” U.S. Department of Health and Human services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. pp. 42. July 2003.
- Breast cancer (89 rate per 100,000), colon cancer (32.9 rate per 100,000), and lung cancer (24.4 rate per 100,000) are the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic women. Prostate cancer (137.2 rate per 100,000), colon cancer (49.8 rate per 100,000), and lung cancer (46.1 rate per 100,000) are the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Hispanic men.
Source: “Cancer Facts and Figures 2004”, American Cancer Society. table 1, pp.23.
- According to 2001 data, the rate of incidence for stomach cancer is more than twice in Hispanic women (9.3 per 100,000 population) than non-Hispanic White women (3.5 per 100,000 population). Source: “Health, United States 2004 With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans.” National Center for Health Statistics. Hyattsville, Maryland: 2004. page 210.
