Data correction shows non-Hispanic AI/AN population has second-highest melanoma rate in U.S.
Source: Fronteras, January 2024
A new study that corrects the underreporting of cancer among American Indian/Alaska Native populations shows the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population, known as AI/AN, has the second highest incidence of melanoma.
People from AI/AN populations are often racially misclassified in cancer databases, reinforcing the myth that they have low rates of melanoma.
The paper in JAMA Dermatology partially corrects that oversight using Indian Health Service data.
