There has never been a national longitudinal study of cancer in Asian Americans, despite growing incidences in this group, according to a May 21 system news release.
The study will investigate:
- Breast cancer, especially among young Asian American women
- Nasopharyngeal cancer, a type of head-and-neck cancer, in Chinese Americans
- Liver cancer in Southeast Asian Americans
- Gastric cancer in Korean and Japanese Americans
- Thyroid cancer in Filipino Americans
The research is funded by $12.45 million from the National Cancer Institute.
