Abstract IA10: Cancer: A Hispanic historical perspective

Abstract

Abstract US Hispanics/Latinos are an extremely diverse population. This diversity stems from Spanish settlements in the US in the 1400s to late 1700s, and also major immigration patterns into the US from the early 1800s to present. This means US Hispanics/Latinos differ greatly in regards to their genetic ancestry, creating variability in genetic make-up, cultural values, degree of assimilation to U.S. lifestyle, and socio-demographics. Due to the cancer health disparities that affect US Hispanics/Latinos in diverse ways, there is a tremendous need to conduct cancer research that considers US Hispanics/Latinos as a highly heterogenous population with as much diversity within, as across other ethnic groups. Certain cancer health disparities affect certain US Hispanics/Latinos ethno-regional groups differently, such as Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Mexicans, South Americans, and Central Americans. This presentation will briefly introduce data and statistics on the diversity among the US Hispanics/Latinos population and how they vary in cancer rates and cancer knowledge and attitudes, as well as emerging research. Citation Format: Amelie G. Ramirez. Cancer: A Hispanic historical perspective. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr IA10.