ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2011
The burden of cancer risk in Canada's indigenous population: a comparative study of known risks in a Canadian region.
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- Creating a Canadian Indigenous Research Network Against Cancer to Address Indigenous Cancer Disparities.JCO global oncology · 2020Article
- Health Policy as a Barrier to First Nations Peoples' Access to Cancer Screening.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2020Article
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- Cancer risk factors and screening in First Nations in Ontario.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2017Article
- Self-Report Dietary Assessment Tools Used in Canadian Research: A Scoping Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2017Article
- Geographical Variation and Factors Associated with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Manitoba.Canadian respiratory journal · 2017Article
- Managing Matajoosh: determinants of first Nations' cancer care decisions.BMC health services research · 2016Article
- Cancer incidence, mortality, and stage at diagnosis in First Nations living in Manitoba.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2016Article
- Disparity in cancer prevention and screening in aboriginal populations: recommendations for action.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2015Review
- Mammography rates for breast cancer screening: a comparison of First Nations women and all other women living in Manitoba, Canada, 1999-2008.Preventing chronic disease · 2015Article
- Factors associated with human papillomavirus infection among women in the Northwest Territories.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2012Article
- Assessing Breast Cancer Screening and Outcomes Among First Nations Women in Alberta.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCanadian First Nations, the largest of the Aboriginal groups in Canada, have had lower cancer incidence and mortality rates than non-Aboriginal populations in the past. This pattern is changing with increased life expectancy, a growing population, and a poor social environment that influences risk behaviors, metabolic conditions, and disparities in screening uptake. These factors alone do not fully explain differences in cancer risk between populations, as genetic susceptibility and environmental factors also have significant influence. However, genetics and environment are difficult to modify. This study compared modifiable behavioral risk factors and metabolic-associated conditions for men and women, and cancer screening practices of women, between First Nations living on-reserve and a non-First Nations Manitoba rural population (Canada).
methodsThe study used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey and the Manitoba First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey to examine smoking, binge drinking, metabolic conditions, physical activity, fruit/vegetable consumption, and cancer-screening practices.
resultsFirst Nations on-reserve had significantly higher rates of smoking (P < 0.001), binge drinking (P < 0.001), obesity (P < 0.001) and diabetes (P < 0.001), and less leisure-time physical activity (P = 0.029), and consumption of fruits and vegetables (P < 0.001). Sex differences were also apparent. In addition, First Nations women reported significantly less uptake of mammography screening (P < 0.001) but similar rates for cervical cancer screening.
conclusionsBased on the findings of this retrospective study, the future cancer burden is expected to be high in the First Nations on-reserve population. Interventions, utilizing existing and new health and social authorities, and long-term institutional partnerships, are required to combat cancer risk disparities, while governments address economic disparities.
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