A Closer Look at Cancer in US Hispanics/Latinos

“Cancer affects Hispanic and Latino people in the United States differently that it does non-Hispanic whites and other ethnic and minority groups, according to the new American Cancer Society report, Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2006-2008. It includes people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central American, South American, Cuban, Dominican, and Spanish descent living in the United States.

The report shows that Hispanics have lower rates than whites when it comes to some of the most common cancers, and higher rates of other, less common forms of the disease. There are also differences in risk factors that affect cancer development and in prevention measures that could impact the toll cancer takes in the Hispanic community.”

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