Cancer among the Circumpolar Inuit, 1989-2003: I. Background and methods
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Cancer among the Circumpolar Inuit, 1989-2003 : I. Background and methods. / Young, T. Kue; Kelly, Janet; Lanier, Anne; Santos, Maria; Healey, Sylvia; Louchini, Rabia; Friborg, Jeppe.
I: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Bind 67, Nr. 5, 2008, s. 396-407.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Cancer among the Circumpolar Inuit, 1989-2003
T2 - I. Background and methods
AU - Young, T. Kue
AU - Kelly, Janet
AU - Lanier, Anne
AU - Santos, Maria
AU - Healey, Sylvia
AU - Louchini, Rabia
AU - Friborg, Jeppe
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Objectives. This is first of 2 papers on the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review, an international collaborative effort involving researchers and health officials from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. It covers the period 1989-2003, updating the last review (1969-1988) and together provides an overview of the trends and patterns of cancer among the Inuit in 3 countries and over a 35-year period. Methods. Inuit cancer cases by age-sex group and anatomic site were obtained from the regional cancer registries. The sources of the age-sex distribution of various Inuit populations include the population registry (Greenland), and annual estimates and periodic censuses (Alaska and Canada). Incidence rates were age-standardization by the direct method to the standard world population of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Conclusions. This project demonstrates the feasibility of international partnerships in cancer surveillance, and when these partnerships are extended to other diseases and health conditions, they can contribute to the development of a Circumpolar Health Observatory.
AB - Objectives. This is first of 2 papers on the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review, an international collaborative effort involving researchers and health officials from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. It covers the period 1989-2003, updating the last review (1969-1988) and together provides an overview of the trends and patterns of cancer among the Inuit in 3 countries and over a 35-year period. Methods. Inuit cancer cases by age-sex group and anatomic site were obtained from the regional cancer registries. The sources of the age-sex distribution of various Inuit populations include the population registry (Greenland), and annual estimates and periodic censuses (Alaska and Canada). Incidence rates were age-standardization by the direct method to the standard world population of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Conclusions. This project demonstrates the feasibility of international partnerships in cancer surveillance, and when these partnerships are extended to other diseases and health conditions, they can contribute to the development of a Circumpolar Health Observatory.
KW - Cancer
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Inuit
KW - Registries
KW - Surveillance
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M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19186761
AN - SCOPUS:60549117518
VL - 67
SP - 396
EP - 407
JO - International Journal of Circumpolar Health
JF - International Journal of Circumpolar Health
SN - 1239-9744
IS - 5
ER -
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