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.
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.
Authors: Irina A Vinogradova; Vladimir N Anisimov; Andrey V Bukalev; Anna V Semenchenko; Mark A Zabezhinski Journal: Aging (Albany NY) Date: 2009-10-02 Impact factor: 5.682
Authors: Umbreen Yousaf; Gerda Engholm; Hans Storm; Niels Christensen; Elisabeth Zetlitz; Henrik Trykker; Frank Sejersen; Peter Bjerregaard; Lau Caspar Thygesen Journal: EClinicalMedicine Date: 2018-08-29
Authors: Pamela K Miller; Viola Waghiyi; Gretchen Welfinger-Smith; Samuel Carter Byrne; Jane Kava; Jesse Gologergen; Lorraine Eckstein; Ronald Scrudato; Jeff Chiarenzelli; David O Carpenter; Samarys Seguinot-Medina Journal: Int J Circumpolar Health Date: 2013-08-05 Impact factor: 1.228