The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved

Summary table of annual reductions "possible" for cancer version excluding American Indians as "best" (i.e. Method A)
Men					Women
All cancers						All cancers
	Best group rates (varies by site)					Best group rates (varies by site)
			Expected deaths	Observed deaths				Expected deaths	Observed deaths
		TOTAL	140,449	276,146			TOTAL	126,225	247,702
		White	125,372	239,397			White	111,714	217,628
		Black	11,479	32,505			Black	11,428	26,456
		American Indian	672	753			American Indian	590	716
		Asian Pacific Islander	2,926	3,492			Asian Pacific Islander	2,492	2,903
		Hispanic	6,916	8,374			Hispanic	6,103	7,358
		Non-Hispanic	133,533	267,772			Non-Hispanic	120,122	240,344
			Estimated excess deaths	Percent difference in observed and expected deaths				Estimated excess deaths	Percent difference in observed and expected deaths
		TOTAL	135,697	-49			TOTAL	121,477	-49
		White	114,024	-48			White	105,913	-49
		Black	21,026	-65			Black	15,027	-57
		American Indian	81	-11			American Indian	126	-18
		Asian Pacific Islander	566	-16			Asian Pacific Islander	411	-14
		Hispanic	1,458	-17			Hispanic	1,255	-17
		Non-Hispanic	134,239	-50			Non-Hispanic	120,222	-50
Lung and bronchus					Lung and bronchus
	Best group rates (Hispanic)					Best group rates (Hispanic)
			Expected deaths	Observed deaths				Expected deaths	Observed deaths
		TOTAL	40,971	91,673			TOTAL	19,699	54,951
		White	36,643	79,943			White	17,526	49,416
		Black	3,296	10,578			Black	1,725	4,890
		American Indian	191	239			American Indian	86	149
		Asian Pacific Islander	841	914			Asian Pacific Islander	362	495
		Hispanic	1,947	1,947			Hispanic	886	886
		Non-Hispanic	39,024	89,726			Non-Hispanic	18,813	54,065
			Estimated excess deaths	Percent difference in observed and expected deaths				Estimated excess deaths	Percent difference in observed and expected deaths
		TOTAL	50,702	-55			TOTAL	35,252	-64
		White	43,300	-54			White	31,890	-65
		Black	7,281	-69			Black	3,165	-65
		American Indian	48	-20			American Indian	63	-42
		Asian Pacific Islander	73	-8			Asian Pacific Islander	133	-27
		Hispanic	(0)	0			Hispanic	(0)	0
		Non-Hispanic	50,702	-57			Non-Hispanic	35,252	-65

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R14

Executive Summary 1-15

1 The Struggle Against Cancer 16-32

2 The Burden of Cancer Among Ethnic Minority and the Medically Underserved Populations 33-92

3 Overview of Programs of Research on Ethnic Minority and Medically Underserved Populations at the National Institutes of Health 93-153

4 Evaluation of Priority Setting and Programs of Research on Ethnic Minority and Medically Underserved Populations at the National Institutes of Health 154-186

5 Advancing State-of-the-Art Treatment and Prevention 187-229

6 Cancer Survivorship 230-245

7 Monitoring and Reporting 246-260

References 261-274

Appendix A: Methodology 275-281

Appendix B: A New Agenda for Cancer Control Research: Report of the Cancer Control Review Group 282-282

Appendix C: National Cancer Institute Health Promotion Branch Publications and Public Service Announcements 283-284

Appendix D: Survey of Ethnic Minority Researchers and of Researchers Interested in Cancer Among Ethnic Minority and Medically Underserved Groups 285-292

Appendix E: National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute Background Material 293-294

Appendix F: Information Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics on the Potential Reductions in Mortality from Cancer, by Ethnic Group 295-314

Committee and Staff Biographies 315-322

Index 323-338