Document Type
Article
Abstract
Detroit is home to one of the largest populations of Arab Americans outside of the Middle East, yet little is known about the cancer distribution in this ethnic group. The authors of this study created an Arab/Chaldean surname list and matched it with the Detroit SEER Registry to identify cancer cases of probable Arabic descent. We then determined proportional incidence ratios (PIR) for specific cancer sites among metropolitan Detroit Arab Americans as compared to non-Arab Whites, and contrasted the results with Middle Eastern data. Arab/Chaldean men had greater proportions of leukemia (29%), multiple myeloma (46%), liver (64%), kidney (33%), and urinary bladder (26%) cancers. Arab/Chaldean women had greater proportions of leukemia (23%), thyroid (57%), and brain (35%) cancers as compared with non-Arab White men and women. The cancers with significantly increased PIRs in the Detroit Arab/Chaldean population also are frequently diagnosed in Middle Eastern countries.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics | Public Health
Recommended Citation
Schwartz KL, Kulwicki A, Weiss LK, Fakhouri H, Sakr W, Kau G, Severson RK. Cancer among Arab Americans in the metropolitan Detroit area. Ethn Dis. 2004;14(Winter): 141-146.
Comments
This is the publisher's version, previously appearing published as:
Schwartz KL, Kulwicki A, Weiss LK, Fakhouri H, Sakr W, Kau G, Severson RK.Cancer among Arab Americans in the metropolitan Detroit area. Ethn Dis. 2004 Winter;14(1):141-6. PubMed PMID: 15002934.
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