W Indian Med J
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Comparative Study
Cancer in the Caribbean and environs. A comparison of age-standardized rates for 9 population groups.
Age-standardized rates for cancer in Kingston & St. Andrew, Jamaica are presented by site and sex, and compared with data from Registries in the Caribbean and adjacent regions. These comprise Costa Rica, Cuba, Cali (Colombia), Martinique, the Netherlands Antilles (excluding Aruba), New Orleans (Whites and Blacks) and Puerto Rico. ⋯ Oesophageal cancer is highest in Blacks in New Orleans, followed by Martinique and the Netherlands Antilles. Jamaica has shown a steady decline for this site over 30 years. The rate in Whites in New Orleans is only one-fourth of that in Blacks.