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We recognize, as is pointed out by Gomez et al, that Asian Americans are a heterogeneous mix of ethnic subgroups. This is true of most, if not all, racial groups in the United States. Both [Lin] Gomez et al¹ and we² analyzed SEER data for cancer survival by race and ethnicity. We analyzed cancer-specific survival data for 1.8 million US whites and 5 major minority groups including Asian Americans who were diagnosed between 1975 and 1997, whereas the Gomez et al study was limited to 260 000 whites and Asian Americans (Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino) diagnosed between 1988 and 1994. Neither study included other subgroups of Asian Americans because of small numbers. We also excluded data from the 2 newer registries in California (Los Angeles and San Jose/Monterey) that joined the SEER program in 1992 because we compared survival differences for the periods 1975-1987 and 1988-1997. In contrast, Gomez . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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