Ovarian cancer incidence among Asian migrants to the United States and their descendants

Abstract

Purpose: We sought clues to the etiol-ogy of ovarian cancer by comparing the incidence rates among Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino migrants to the United States and among their descen-dants with rates among U.S.-born whites. Methods: Information on age, race, and birthplace was obtained for each resident of Hawaii, San Francisco/ Oakland, and western Washington identified by the Surveillance, Epide-miology, and End Results (SEER) can-cer registry operating in each of those areas with incident ovarian cancer diagnosed during the period from 197