Cancer incidence in four pacific countries: Tonga, Fiji Islands, Cook Islands and Niue.

Abstract

Cancer incidence in the Pacific is lower than for Pacific people living in New Zealand. Environmental rather than genetic factors are most likely to explain these patterns, and cancer incidence in the Pacific is likely to increase to rates similar to those in New Zealand as the region becomes more 'westernised' The high rates of cervical cancer and liver cancer in the Pacific indicate an important role of