Survival of the Hmong population diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers in the United States
Margaret R. Walker,
Kha Lor,
Kajua B. Lor
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe Hmong population constitutes an independent ethnic group historically dispersed throughout Southeast Asia; fallout from the Vietnam War led to their forced migration to the United States as refugees. This study seeks to investigate characteristics of the Hmong population diagnosed with in colorectal cancer (CRC) as well as survival within this population.MethodsCases of colon and rectal adenocarcinoma diagnosed between 2004 and 2017 were identified from the National Cancer Database (NCDB). Summar… Show more
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