Cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, and trends across the Navajo Nation, 2014–2018
Navajo people experience a higher incidence of kidney, stomach, liver, myeloma, and gallbladder cancers and a lower incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and leukemia. Tailored and targeted prevention efforts may help reduce cancer disparities in the Navajo Nation.
Authors
- Chesleigh Keene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-755X)
- D. John Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2861-2992)
- Carol Goldtooth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1374-7431)
- Angela L. W. Meisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-9099)
- Sheldwin A. Yazzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7334-3878)
- Natalie Joe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-4336)
- Del Yazzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5682-4012)
- Shawnell Damon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6554-3957)
- Melissa A. Jim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-0959)
- Hannah Sehn
- Dornell Pete
- Charles L. Wiggins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0661-8261)
- Jennifer A. Doherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1454-8187)
- Priscilla R. Sanderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-7688)
- Curtis Briscoe
- Jennifer W. Bea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-1574)
- Hendrik D. de Heer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-7382)
- Caleigh Curley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2395-7361)
- Marc A. Emerson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7535-1137)
- Melinda S. Smith
- Georgia Yee
- Chelsea L. Kettering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8191-0491)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Arizona Department of Health Services (US)
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Indian Health Service (US)
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Arizona Science Center (US)
- Huntsman Cancer Institute (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board (US)
- Navajo Nation Division of Health (US)
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US)
- Indian Health Board (US)
- Navajo Language Academy (US)
- Empowerment Program (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- New Mexico Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.70202
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cancer Institute