Trends in cancer incidence and mortality in South Asians in England and Wales, 1986-2004
Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group
Dr Punam Mangtani, Professor Michel P Coleman, Professor Isabel dos Santos Silva, Professor Dave Leon and Dr Bernard Rachet
Funded by Cancer Research UK
To take advantage of the experience of migration to Britain from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where cancer risk is low, to seek clues for cancer prevention. Frequency, trends and socio-economic inequalities in cancer incidence and mortality in these populations will be examined.