Native Hawaiian women have highest breast cancer rate in US, new report finds

Researchers examined 11 ethnic populations individually, producing a markedly different picture from aggregated figures.

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Native Hawaiian women recorded the highest breast cancer incidence from 2018 through 2022, at 177.2 cases per 100,000 women in the U.S., according to a new American Cancer Society report. Their rate was 27% higher than white women (139.5 cases per 100,000) and 57% higher than Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) …