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PR Cancer Statistics

Cancer statistics are available at Registro Central de Cáncer de Puerto Rico

Statistical Report about Cancer in Puerto Rico.

Cancer Incidence in First Generation U.S. Hispanics: Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and New Latinos

This peer-reviewed journal article, published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention, Pinheiro, S. et al, 2009;18(8), concludes that substantial variability occurs among Hispanic subpopulations and that the increased risk for cancer among Cubans, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans who move to the United States should be further studied.