TY  - JOUR
T1  - CAncer now leading cause of death in us hispanics
AU  - Voelker R
Y1  - 2012/10/10
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.13354
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1420
EP  - 1420
VL  - 308
IS  - 14
N2  - 
The researchers reported that in 2009, the most recent year for which data are available, cancer claimed the lives of 29 935 Hispanic individuals, compared with 29 611 who died of heart disease (Siegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62[5]:283-298). Researchers estimated that approximately 33 200 Hispanic persons will die of cancer this year. The leading causes of cancer death among Hispanic women are breast cancer (15%), followed by lung (13%) and colorectal (10%) cancers. Among Hispanic men, the leading cause of cancer death is lung cancer (18%), followed by colorectal (11%) and liver (10%) cancers.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.13354
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.13354
ER  -