American journal of preventive medicine
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Previous studies suggested that the cancer incidence rates in American Indians and Alaska Natives were lower than in other groups. The objective of this study was to compare the cancer incidence rates in American Indians and whites in Montana. ⋯ There is a significant disparity in the cancer incidence rates between American Indians and whites in Montana. Regional or state-level surveillance data will be needed to describe the changing patterns of cancer incidence in many native communities in the United States.