Unveiling a Health Disparity: Comparative Analysis of Head and Neck Cancer Trends between First Nations People and Non-Indigenous Australians (1998-2015).

Lamia Fahad Khan, Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla, Jyothi Tadakamadla

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Lamia Fahad KhanDentistry and Oral Health, Department of Rural Clinical Science, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC 3550, Australia.ORCID 0009-0003-7988-7109

Santosh Kumar TadakamadlaDentistry and Oral Health, Department of Rural Clinical Science, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC 3550, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2775-2897

Jyothi TadakamadlaDentistry and Oral Health, Department of Rural Clinical Science, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC 3550, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2518-6476

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backgroundWe aim to assess and compare the HNC trends between the First Nations and non-Indigenous population.

methodsHNC incidence (1998-2013) and mortality (1998-2015) data in First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians were utilised from the Australian Cancer Database. The age-standardised incidence and mortality trends along with annual percentage changes were analysed using Joinpoint models. Age-standardised incidence and mortality rates according to remoteness, states, and five-year survival rates among First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians were presented as graphs.

resultsFirst Nations people had over twice the age-standardised incidence (2013; 29.8/100,000 vs. 14.7/100,000) and over 3.5 times the age-standardised mortality rates (2015; 14.2/100,000 vs. 4.1/100,000) than their non-Indigenous counterparts. Both populations saw a decline in mortality, but the decline was only statistically significant in non-Indigenous Australians (17.1% decline, 1998: 4.8/100,000, 2015: 4.1/100,000;

conclusionFirst Nations people continue to shoulder a disproportionate HNC burden compared to non-Indigenous Australians.

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First Nations peoplehead and neck cancerincidencemortalitysurvival

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PMID39061187

DOI10.3390/cancers16142548

PMCPMC11274635

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