How academic-tribal teams cut cancer risks in Native American communities

How academic-tribal teams cut cancer risks in Native American communities Learn how the Native American Center for Cancer Health Excellence addresses cancer health disparities through bidirectional research that honors tribal sovereignty. The American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population faces significant cancer health disparities, with the highest cancer incidence in the US for persons living on or near tribal lands.(1, 2) Cancer is diagnosed at later stages and receives guideline-concordant care less often than in the general population.(3, 4) In Oklahoma, which has one of the largest populations of AIAN residents, cancer mortality is 1.4 times higher than the state all-races rate and 1.7 times higher than the U.S. all-races rate.(5)