Cancer incidence in the Somali population of Olmsted County: A Rochester epidemiology project study.
Ahmed A MohamedAlanna M ChamberlainKathleen J YostGregory JenkinsLila J Finney RuttenMark L WielandJane W NjeruPublished in: Cancer medicine (2023)
Malignancies related to infectious agents such as viral hepatitis have a higher incidence in the Somali immigrant population of Olmsted County. There is a lower incidence of malignancies related to lifestyle factors in this Somali population. Findings of this study may help inform cancer prevention and screening strategies among Somali communities in the United States.