Culturally Related Health Risks: Gastric Cancer and Asian Americans

摘要

Culture influences health status. Cultural awareness on the part of health care providers improves both health outcomes and care quality. Gastric cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, particularly in Eastern Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Mongolians). The incidence rate for gastric cancer was number 1 among Eastern Asians in 2008 (30 per 100,000 populations), which is about 6 in 10 new cases. Korea has the highest rate of gastric cancer (41.4 per 100,000) among Asians, followed by Mongolia (34 per 100,000), Japan (31.1 per 100,000), and China (29.9 per 100,000).