STUDY OBJECTIVES To estimate ethnic and socioeconomic differences in breast cancer incidence and survival between South Asians and non-South Asians in England and Wales, and to provide a baseline for surveillance of cancer survival in South Asians, the largest ethnic minority. SETTING 115 712 women diagnosed with first primary invasive breast cancer in England and Wales during 1986-90 and fol...

OBJECTIVE Himalayan mountain populations have been dependent upon indigenous plant resources for their health care for many years. Tribal women are interested in use of local herbs for cosmetic purposes. The present work is based on the results of research conducted on cosmetic uses of some important plants by the tribal women in District Poonch, Azad Kashmir Pakistan. MATERIALS AND METHODS A...

Background: During recent decades, immigration to European countries has increased substantially. Immigrant and ethnic minority women in Europe have higher rates of suicidal behaviour than women from the majority population. This indicates that circumstances that lead to suicidal behaviour of immigrant and ethnic minority women may be different from the population of the host countries. Methods...

Women from ethnic minority groups, including immigrants and refugees are reported to have low breast cancer (BC) screening rates. Active, culturally-sensitive outreach is vital for increasing participation of these women in BC screening programs. Women at high BC risk and who belong to an ethnic minority group are of special concern. Such women could benefit from ongoing trials aimed at optimiz...

In this study, we examined the distribution of genotype and allele frequencies of the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate-reductase gene (MTHFR) in two ethnic groups in the State of Guerrero, Mexico, which were compared with those of the Mestizo population of the region. A comparative study was conducted on 455 women from two ethnic groups and a group of Mestizo wome...

India is rich in ethnic diversity and traditional knowledge that has resulted in a considerable body of ethno botanical research, of which one study has revealed a deep understanding of medicinal plants supported by high consensus. Ethanobotany means the studies of plants used by primitive people living in rural and forest areas. Rural people of the study area have strong relations with the sur...

BACKGROUND Molecular genotyping of ABO blood group system has identified more than 60 "O" group alleles based on the single-nucleotide polymorphisms present in the ABO gene. Heterogeneity of O group alleles has been observed in various countries from South America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. India is a vast country with more than 1300 million population which is divided into various ethnic ...