Be cool and stay in school. Life can be tough and at times we just wanna "squeeze" more life out of something. Kinda of funny, sound familiar, then you and I have something in common. There are many things I would like to do, just don't have enough time in a day.Don't forget to pat yourself on the back, breathe one time and do it again. It is a way for me to relax! The greatest blessing to day is a friend sharing ways to exercise and eat healthy. I was amazed when said to eat more cucumbers, tomatos and avacados! Hmm. Sounds like a healthy dish, got to have da olive oil too just to add a "dash" of flavor.I'm glad I'm around people who care. This is non kanaka, yet 'olu'olu to walaau to. Sounds so healthy, I had a salad for lunch today. Don't forget to take care of yourself and eat healthy. Hmm, in three months, I shoud be _____ lighter!Exercise and eat healthy will lead to a longer life. For our own people, we are at risk. Start today towards a healthier lifestyle. I didn't hesitate, we all need kokua, especially if the food we eat today is making sick. This will help me make better choices when I know what I'm up against - live a longer life!Have a nice day...namaka'eha
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Study: Ginger can help reduce nausea after chemotherapyBy Liz Szabo, USA TODAYGinger capsules can relieve the nausea caused by chemotherapy, a new study shows.Up to 70% of patients become nauseated after chemo, according to a study of 644 people released Thursday, in advance of the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which begins in two weeks in Orlando.Although drugs such as Kytril can prevent vomiting, they don't always relieve nausea, says author Julie Ryan, assistant professor of dermatology and radiation oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center.Ginger, however, reduced patients' nausea levels by half, according to the study, funded by the National Cancer Institute. On a scale of one to seven — in which seven represents the worst nausea — chemo patients given placebos rated their nausea as a 5 or 6, or very nauseous.Those given ginger, however, rated their nausea level as only 2 or 3, Ryan says.Patients took ginger three days before and three days after getting chemo, Ryan says. Patients took three capsules, twice a day. The most effective doses were 1 gram and 0.5 gram a day, which are equal to half a teaspoon or one-quarter of a teaspoon of ground ginger.All patients also got standard drugs to prevent vomiting, Ryan says.Significantly, ginger caused no side effects.Doctors were careful to monitor patients' platelet levels, because some earlier research suggested that ginger might act like a blood thinner, Ryan says."That's why we're so excited. This is something that people have access to, that won't harm them," says Ryan, who notes that ginger capsules are commonly sold in health food stores.Although ginger has been used as a folk remedy for nausea for centuries, this is the first time that it has been so rigorously tested for chemo patients, says Richard Schilsky, oncology society president, who wasn't involved in the study. He describes the trial's results as "conclusive."Several studies have shown that ginger can relieve morning sickness during pregnancy, says Linda Lee, director of the Johns Hopkins Integrative Medicine & Digestive Center. Doctors don't yet understand exactly why it works.Lee notes that the Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate supplements such as ginger the same way as it regulates drugs."One of the challenges about recommending a ginger supplement is that not all brands are created equal," Lee says. "One study looked at several ginger supplements on the market, only to find a few of them did not contain gingerol, one of the active compounds in ginger."And Schilsky notes that, because researchers didn't test powdered or fresh ginger, they don't know if these types of ginger are as effective as capsules."How do you translate ginger in a capsule to the ginger in your spice rack?" Schilsky asks. "Can you drink a six pack of ginger ale?"Douglas Blayney, incoming president of the oncology society, says cancer patients should resist the temptation to indulge in too much ginger soda or cookies, however. Some studies show that cancer patients who gain weight are more likely to relapse.Studies show up to two-thirds of cancer patients try herbal remedies or other alternative therapies.Cancer researchers are increasingly interested in testing these approaches.In 2007, researchers at the cancer society meeting showed that ginseng could help relieve cancer patients' fatigue.After eight weeks of treatment in that study, roughly 27% of those who took the two highest ginseng doses rated their fatigue as "moderately" or "very much" better, she says. Only 10% of those who took placebos or the lowest ginseng dose improved that much.And while alternative therapies can relieve some treatment-related symptoms, researchers haven't shown the these folk remedies actually treat cancer. At the 2007 meeting, researchers found that shark cartilage had no effect on lung cancer.
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Judge to decide if family can refuse chemo for boyBy Patrick Condon, Associated Press WriterMINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge is expected to decide whether a family can refuse chemotherapy for a 13-year-boy's cancer and treat him with natural medicine, even though doctors say it's effectively a death sentence.With chemotherapy, Daniel Hauser has a 90 percent chance of surviving his Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to his cancer doctor. And without it?"It is almost certain that he will die," said Dr. Bruce Bostrom, a pediatric oncologist at Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota. Bostrom, who diagnosed the disease, is an ally of the legal effort in southwestern Minnesota's Brown County to make Hauser submit to chemotherapy even though he and his parents believe it's potentially more harmful than the cancer itself.District Judge John Rodenberg was expected to rule Friday on Brown County's motion.Bostrom said Daniel's chance of survival without chemotherapy is about 5 percent. Nevertheless, parents Colleen and Anthony Hauser are supporting what they say is their son's decision to instead treat the disease with nutritional supplements and other alternative treatments favored by the Nemenhah Band. The Missouri-based religious group believes in natural healing methods advocated by some American Indians."This is about the right of a 13-year-old young man to be free from acts of assault on his body," said the family's attorney, Calvin Johnson. The Hausers did not return several phone messages left at their home Thursday.Bostrom diagnosed Daniel Hauser with Hodgkin's lymphoma in January, and recommended he undergo chemotherapy treatments once a month for six months, followed by radiation. Daniel became gravely ill about a week later and was taken to an emergency room, Bostrom said, and the family consented to the first chemotherapy treatment.After that, Bostrom said, the family said they wanted a second opinion. They later informed him that Daniel would not undergo any more chemotherapy. Bostrom said Daniel's tumor shrunk after the first chemotherapy session.Two other doctors who examined Daniel backed up Bostrom's assessment at a court hearing last Friday. At that hearing, Colleen Hauser testified her son became sick and depressed after the first treatment, and said the family only would consent to traditional treatments in the case of a life-threatening illness."My son is not in any medical danger at this point," Colleen Hauser testified. She also testified that Daniel was a medicine man and elder in the Nemenhah Band.The mother said her son made the decision himself to refuse chemotherapy: "I think he understands he has the right to choose healthier forms of dealing with this cancer."Brown County disagrees, and pressed the case after Bostrom notified child protection authorities.Daniel Hauser "does not have a complete understanding of what it means to be a medicine man or an elder," Brown County Attorney James Olson wrote in a legal filing.The Hausers, who are Roman Catholic, have eight children. Colleen Hauser told the New Ulm Journal newspaper that the family's Catholicism and adherence to the Nemenhah Band are not in conflict, and said she has treated illness with natural remedies her entire life.Nemenhah was founded in the 1990s by Philip Cloudpiler Landis, who said Thursday that he was one-fourth American Indian. Nemenhah adherents are asked to pay $250 to be members. "We're non-dogmatic, a very universal faith," Landis said.Landis said he founded the faith after facing his diagnosis of a cancer similar to Daniel Hauser. He said he treated it with diet choices, visits to a sweat lodge and other natural remedies. Landis also once served four months in prison in Idaho for fraud related to advocating natural remedies."The issue is Danny's right to decide how he wants to live his life," Landis said. "What if they make him take chemotherapy and he dies from that? The band will mourn with the family if that's the case, but we'll rejoice that Danny had the opportunity to test the law of the land."UPDATEJudge rules family can't refuse chemo for boyBy Amy Forliti, Associated Press WriterMINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge ruled Friday that a 13-year-old cancer patient must be evaluated by a doctor to determine if the boy would benefit from restarting chemotherapy over his parents' objections.In a 58-page ruling, Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg found that Daniel Hauser has been "medically neglected" by his parents, Colleen and Anthony Hauser, and was in need of child protection services.While he allowed Daniel to stay with his parents, the judge gave the Hausers until Tuesday to get an updated chest X-ray for their son and select an oncologist.If the evaluation shows the cancer had advanced to a point where chemotherapy and radiation would no longer help, the judge said, he would not order the boy to undergo treatment.However, he said, if chemotherapy is ordered and the family still refuses, Daniel will be placed in temporary custody.The judge wrote that Daniel has only a "rudimentary understanding at best of the risks and benefits of chemotherapy. ... he does not believe he is ill currently. The fact is that he is very ill currently."It was unclear how the medicine would be administered if the boy fights it. Dr. Bruce Bostrom, a pediatric oncologist at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, said last week he would have a hard time forcing Daniel to take the medicine. Bostrom said Friday his hospital has psychologists, child life specialists and other resources to help ease Daniel's fears. He also said an ethics committee would meet next week to talk about all the scenarios doctors may encounter.Daniel's court-appointed attorney, Philip Elbert, called the decision unfortunate."I feel it's a blow to families," he said. "It marginalizes the decisions that parents face every day in regard to their children's medical care. It really affirms the role that big government is better at making our decisions for us."Elbert said he hadn't spoken to his client yet. The phone line at the Hauser home in Sleepy Eye in southwestern Minnesota had a busy signal Friday. The parents' attorney had no immediate comment but planned to issue a statement.Daniel was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and stopped chemotherapy in February after a single treatment. He and his parents opted instead for "alternative medicines" based on their religious beliefs.Child protection workers accused Daniel's parents of medical neglect; but in court, his mother insisted the boy wouldn't submit to chemotherapy for religious reasons and she said she wouldn't comply if the court orders it.Doctors have said Daniel's cancer had up to a 90 percent chance of being cured with chemotherapy and radiation. Without those treatments, doctors said his chances of survival are 5 percent.Daniel's parents have been supporting what they say is their son's decision to treat the disease with nutritional supplements and other alternative treatments favored by the Nemenhah Band.The Missouri-based religious group believes in natural healing methods advocated by some American Indians.After the first chemotherapy treatment, the family said they wanted a second opinion, said Bostrom, a pediatric oncologist who recommended Daniel undergo chemotherapy and radiation.They later informed him that Daniel would not undergo any more chemotherapy. Bostrom said Daniel's tumor shrunk after the first chemotherapy session, but X-rays show it has grown since he stopped the chemotherapy."My son is not in any medical danger at this point," Colleen Hauser testified at a court hearing last week. She also testified that Daniel is a medicine man and elder in the Nemenhah Band.The family's attorney, Calvin Johnson, said Daniel made the decision himself to refuse chemotherapy, but Brown County said he did not have an understanding of what it meant to be a medicine man or an elder.Court filings also indicated Daniel has a learning disability and can't read.The Hausers have eight children. Colleen Hauser told the New Ulm Journal newspaper that the family's Catholicism and adherence to the Nemenhah Band are not in conflict, and that she has used natural remedies to treat illness.Nemenhah was founded in the 1990s by Philip Cloudpiler Landis, who said Thursday he once served four months in prison in Idaho for fraud related to advocating natural remedies.Landis said he founded the faith after facing his diagnosis of a cancer similar to Daniel Hauser. He said he treated it with diet choices, visits to a sweat lodge and other natural remedies.
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Disease, illness, and other physical and mental difficulties are serious issues which we can prevent only with awareness, sustained dedication, and conscious effort. Part of this effort should go toward making time to unwind and take a break too. In our busy world, it's sometimes easy to make fun and personal time a low priority. In addition to healthy eating and exercise, social connections have been proven to strengthen us against illness and disease. The title of this post is a quote by ee cummings and was found on the webpage for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The CTCA offers humor therapy sessions to help cancer patients and their families use and enjoy laughter as a tool for healing. Although there is some debate in medical research as to the details and amount of benefit laughing provides in preventing and treating illness, there can be no argument that laughing decreases stress and makes us feel good. So, e mālama i kou kino and yuk it up today, and remember, "half the fun in laughter, as well as in healing, is sharing it."*For more, just web surf using "Laughter Therapy" - there are plenty of sites, but here's a small sampling:News articles:NPRABCPatch AdamsResearch articles:2007. Hayashi et al. Laughter modulates prorenin receptor gene expression in patients with type 2 diabetes.2006. Bennett and Lengacher. Humor and laughter may influence health: II.Complementary therapies and humor in a clinical population.*2003. Balick & Lee. The role of laughter in traditional medicine and its relevance to the clinical setting: healing with Ha!If you know some clean ;) jokes, websites, stories, maybe share the laughs with us on our Group page. It's about finals time, we could use some extra cheer.
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Cancer is obviously a very serious disease - the information posted below is not meant to incite fear, but rather to educate and empower; La'au Lapa'au provides comprehensive curative programs for all types of cancer. If you are interested in obtaining more information, please contact the 'Ahahui La'au Lapa'au.NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS & CANCERSTATISTICAL CANCER FACTS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERSNATIVE HAWAIIANS:- Native Hawaiians had the second highest overall incidence rate of cancer, and the highest age-adjusted cancer mortality rates in Hawaiiwhen compared with other ethnic groups. Cancers of the lung and bronchus, prostate, colon and rectum, and stomach, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma are the five most frequently diagnosed cancers for Native Hawaiian males; for females they are cancers of the breast, lung and bronchus, colon and rectum, corpus uteri, and stomach. (6)- Hawaiian women living in Hawaii have a mortality rate 2.6 times higher than the general state population, and a national breast cancer incidence rate placing them second among all US women. (7,8)- All-site cancer mortality rates for Native Hawaiians, the largest of the Pacific Islander populations, are the second highest of all racial/ethnic groups (207.2 per 100,000 population), and closely rival those of African Americans (209.8 per 100,000 population). (8)- Native Hawaiians have the third highest breast cancer mortality rate in the nation and the highest breast cancer mortality rate in the state of Hawaii. (8)- In Hawaii, when compared with the four other major ethnic groups (Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese and Filipino), Native Hawaiian women had the highest cancer mortality rates for all cancers combined, and for cancers of the lung, liver, pancreas, breast, cervix uteri, corpus uteri, stomach, and rectum. Native Hawaiian males ranked highest for all cancers combined, and for cancer of the lung, liver, and pancreas. (8,9)- Native Hawaiians have the highest mortality rates in the Nation for cancers of the corpus uteri and stomach; second highest mortality rates in the Nation for all-cancers combined and for cancers of the lung, pancreas, and ovary; and the third highest mortality rates for breast cancer as seen in disaggregated Asian/Pacific Islander cancer data. (9)- For Native Hawaiian males, mortality rates (1976-1990) have increased 62% for all cancers. (10)- By site, the largest increases between 1976 and 1990 in mortality rates for Native Hawaiian males occurred in cancers of the colon (228%), rectum (117%), pancreas (83%), lung (74%), and prostate (117%). (10)- For Native Hawaiian females, mortality rates increased 123% for all cancers combined between 1976 and 1990 and for all cancer sites listed, particularly for cancers of the colon (134%), liver (135%), lung (293%), breast (158%), and corpus uteri (313%). (9)- Native Hawaiian women have the highest incidence and mortality rates of endometrial cancers for all US women. (8)- The percentage of Native Hawaiian males and females who die from pancreatic cancer each year is actually greater than the percentage of Native Hawaiians who are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year. This implies that for many Native Hawaiians, pancreatic cancer is found only upon autopsy. (8)- While Native Hawaiian males and White males and females all have lower mortality rates than incidence rates for lung cancer, the lung cancer mortality rate for Native Hawaiian females is 2% higher than the incidence rate for lung cancer. (5)- Native Hawaiian males and females both show higher incidence and mortality rates than Whites for lung cancer - the leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. This same phenomenon is observed with colorectal cancer for Native Hawaiian men aged 55-69, and pancreatic cancer (overall), which accounts for only 2% of new US cancer cases but is more likely to lead to death than any other cancer. (8)- Overall, Native Hawaiian females have lower cancer incidence rates but higher mortality rates than their White counterparts. For example, although their uterine cancer incidence rate is lower than that for White females, Native Hawaiian females have a disproportionately higher uterine cancer mortality rate than do their White counterparts. (8)- For Native Hawaiian males, incidence rates for liver and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma are lower than that for their White counterpart, but mortality rates for these cancers in Native Hawaiian men exceed that for White males. (8)- Once diagnosed with cancer, outcomes are poorer for Native Hawaiians as indicated by a 5-year relative survival rate that is 18% lower than Whites and 15% lower than US (all races) for all cancer combined. With the exception of cancers of the stomach and ovary, Native Hawaiians had lower 5-year relative survival rates for 12 other cancer sites when compared to US (all races). (9)US ASSOCIATED PACIFIC ISLANDERS:- For American Samoan males in Hawaii, the most common cancer sites are the same sites as for those in Los Angeles, whereas for females the most common cancer sites are breast, uterus, blood, cervix, and thyroid. In Hawaii, when compared with Native Hawaiians, American Samoans have a higher age-adjusted, site-specific relative risk for cancers of the nasopharynx (especially males), liver, prostate, thyroid, and a lower relative risk for cancers of the colon, rectum (especially males), lung (especially females), and breast. Compared with whites diagnosed with cancer in Hawaii, American Samoans have a higher relative risk for cancers of the nasopharynx (especially males), stomach, liver, lung (especially males), uterus, thyroid, and blood, and a lower relative risk for cancers of the colon, skin, breast, testes, cervix, bladder (especially males), and lymph nodes. (11,12)- Marshallese Islander females have higher breast and cervical cancer rates that are 5 and 75 fold, respectively, compared to overall US rates.(13)- A study of death certificates in Guam from 1971 to 1995 revealed that lung cancer accounted for one-third of all cancer deaths. (14)- With the exception of the Federated States of Micronesia, all the Pacific jurisdictions (Republic of Palau, Guam, American Samoa, Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas) listed cancer as one of the top three causes of death. (15)- Age-adjusted, sex- and site-specific cancer incidence rates were higher in virtually every category in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) compared with the US for the period 1985-1994. RMI lung cancer rates were 3.8 times higher in males and 3.0 times higher in females, cervical cancer rates were 5.8 times higher, gastrointestinal tract rates were 1.9 times higher in males and 8.5 times higher in females, breast cancer rates were 1.4 times higher, urinary tract rates were 5.8 times higher in females, oral cancer rates were 3.4 times higher in males and 1.5 times higher in females, thyroid cancer rates were 7.2 times higher in females, and liver cancer rates were an alarming 15.3 times higher in males and 40.0 times higher in females, compared with US rates. (15)- Although cancer deaths may be underreported because many Guam residents die away from home, cancer was the second leading cause of death for the years 1988-1990 and accounted for 15% of all causes of death. (16)- For the years 1989-1991, 61% of cancer deaths occurred in the Chamorro and Pacific Islander populations of Guam. Among Chamorros, the leading site was lung cancer (37%) followed by oral cavity, breast, cervix, and colorectal cancers. Men experienced considerably higher cancer mortality rates than females, and the majority of cancer deaths occurred in persons 60 years of age and older. (17)- A review of data from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas revealed that the mean age-adjusted incidence rate for cervical cancer was nine times higher for Chamorro females (69.1/100,000) than for US Whites (7.5/100,000). For Carolinian females (151.1/100,000) the rates were 20 higher than for US Whites. (18)- In the Republic of Palau, among both men and women combined, the age-adjusted cancer incidence rate is 177.4/100,000, 201/100,000 for males, and 172.1/100,000 for females. (19)- Among the Department of Energy defined population exposed to radioactive fallout from US atomic bomb testing in the Marshall Islands, thyroid adenomas and cancer began appearing 10 years after exposure and became an acknowledged major long-term medical problem. From 1954 through 1994, 56 thyroid tumors have been identified, and of these 17 were malignant. (20,21,22)- The site-specific cancer incidence (all cancers combined) from 1985 to 1994 for Marshallese males and females is 563.2/100,000 and 883.0/100,000, respectively. The most commonly reported cancers in Marshallese men are lung and bronchus, liver, oral cavity, prostate, and digestive system cancers. For women, they are cervix, breast, lung and bronchus, urinary system, liver, and thyroid cancers. The age-adjusted sex and site-specific cancer incidence rates have been noted to be higher than the US rates for virtually every site in the Marshallese population. (13)- Data drawn from American Samoans living in Hawaii and Los Angeles County in California revealed that American Samoan males were ten times more likely to have nasopharyngeal cancer, seven times more likely to have liver cancer, and three times more likely to have stomach cancer than their White counterparts. (12)- The five most common cancers in American Samoan males in Los Angeles are lung, prostate, stomach, blood, and liver. For American Samoan females, the most common cancer sites are breast, lung, cervix, uterus, and stomach. (12)- The most common cancers in Palauan males are prostate (78.2/100,000), lung and bronchus (38.3/100,000), liver (35.5/100,000), and oral cavity and pharynx (20.8/100,000). For Palauan females, the most common cancers are cervix (38.4/100,000), breast (25.0/100,000), uterus (18.6/100,000), non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (18.3/100,000), and lung and bronchus (13.1/100,000). (19)- The five most common cancer deaths for males in the Republic of Palau are liver (47.2/100,000), lung and bronchus (27.9/100,000), prostate (15.4/100,000), and oral cavity and pharynx (3.5/100,000). For females, the five most common cancer deaths are cervix (20.0/100,000), lung and bronchus (16.3/100,000), breast (11.3/100,000), uterus (8.5/100,000), and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (2.1/100,000). (19)- Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (20)Additional facts and information on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander populations can be found at http://iccnetwork.org/cancerfactsREFERENCES:1. Honolulu Star Bulletin. Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders tallied. 2001 March 13; pg.1.2. US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census. We the American Pacific Islanders. Washington, DC.: US Government Printing Office, 1993.3. Institute of Medicine. Feasley JC, Lawrence RS, editors. Pacific partnerships for health: charting a course for the 21st century.Washington DC.: National Academy Press, 1998.4. State of Hawaii, Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Native Hawaiian Data Book. Honolulu; 1999.5. Shinagawa SM, Kagawa-Singer M, Chen M, Tsark J, Palafox N, Mackura, G. Cancer registries and data for “Asian Americans” and “Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders”: What registrars need to know. Journal of Registry Management 1999; 26(4):128-141.6. Chu KC. Cancer data for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health 1998; 6(2):130-9.7. Look MA, Braun KL. A mortality study of the Hawaiian people 1910-1990. Honolulu (HI): The Queen’s Health System; 1995; 10-11.8. Miller BA, Kolonel LN, Bernstein L, Young JrJL, Swanson GM, West D, Key CR, Liff JM,Glover CS, Alexander GA, et al., editors. Racial/ethnic patterns of cancer in the United States 1988-1992. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute; 1996. NIH Pub. No. 96- 4104. Available from: URL: http://www-seer.ims.nci.nih.gov/Publications/REPoC/9. Tsark J. Cancer in Native Hawaiians. Pacific Health Dialog 1998; 5(2):315-27.10. Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Hawaii Tumor Registry Data Report. Honolulu HI, 1998.11. Hughes CK, Tsark JU, Kenui CK, Alexander GA. Cancer research studies in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Ann Epidemiol 2000; 10(8 Suppl):S49-60.12. Mishra SI, Luce-Aoelua P, Wilkens LR, Berstein L. Cancer among American-Samoans: site-specific incidence in California and Hawaii. Int J Epidemiol 1996; 25(4):713-21.13. Palafox NA, Johnson DB, Katz AR, Minami JS, Briand K. Site specific cancer incidence in the Republic of the Marshall Islands Cancer 1998; 83(S8):1821-4.14. Haddock RL, Naval CL. Cancer in Guam: a review of death certificates from 1971-1995. Pacific Health Dialog 1996; 4(1):66-75.15. Institute of Medicine. Haynes MA, Smedley BD, editors. The unequal burden of cancer. An assessment of NIH research and programs for ethnic minorities and the medically underserved. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1999.16. Bach F. Cancer registration in Guam. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, 1992.17. Department of Public Health and Social Services. Annual Statistical Report. Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Public Health and Social Services, Territory of Guam, Agana, 1993.18. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Health (CNMIDPH). Annual Public Health Progress Report 1995. Saipan, 1995.19. Republic of Palau Ministry of Health, Bureau of Public Health. Annual Report 1997. Koror, 1998.20. Bureau of Health Planning and Statistics. Marshall Islands Vital and Health Statistics Abstracts 1992-1996. Majuro: Ministry of Health and Environment; 1997.21. Cronkite EP, Bond VP, Conrad RA. Medical effects of exposure of human beings to fallout radiation from a thermonuclear explosion. Stem Cells 1995; 13(Suppl 1):49-57.22. Howard JE, Vaswani A, Heotis P. Thyroid disease among the Rongelap and Utirik population—an update. Health Phys 1997; 72(7):190-8.Information provided by theIntercultural Cancer Council1720 Dryden, Suite PMB-CHouston, TX 77030(713) 798-4617 • (713) 798-3990 (FAX)Email: info@iccnetwork.org • Website: http://iccnetwork.org
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The PDF document below provides statistics from 2006 about the state of Native Hawaiian health in Hawai'i as compared to other ethnic groups. It is an enlightening, useful resource and reference - and we were taught that epidemic illness was a thing of the past! It also contains contacts for healthcare systems/practitioners on every island who focus on native health issues. The ‘Ahahui Lā‘au Lapa‘au may also be a helpful resource. Please join our group and add us as a friend. E mālama pono kākou.OHA DataBook 2006 - Health.pdfRead more…
