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Cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Australians in Queensland, 1997-2006
Suzanne P Moore1, Peter K O'Rourke, Kylie-Ann Mallitt
1Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Suzanne.Moore@qimr.edu.au
Objective:
To examine cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Queenslanders.
Design, Setting And Patients:
Assessment of indirectly standardised incidence and mortality ratios for Indigenous Australians in Queensland diagnosed with cancer from 1997 to 2006, compared with the total Queensland population.
Main Outcome Measures:
Standardised incidence and mortality ratios.
Results:
Compared with the total Queensland population, Indigenous Queenslanders had a lower overall incidence of cancer (standardised incidence ratio, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.75-0.82), but a higher incidence of some of the more fatal cancer types. Overall cancer mortality was higher (standardised mortality ratio, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.28-1.45) and similar to rates for Indigenous people in other Australian states.
Conclusion:
Cancer rates for Indigenous Queenslanders, a mostly urbanised population, are similar to rates for Indigenous Australians mostly living in remote areas.
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