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One label, many risks: how grouping Asian Americans hides deadly cancer patterns

LA Times · Jun 6, 2026, 10:00 AM

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  • California researchers are leading a nationwide effort to find out why some Asian American communities have high rates of certain cancers.
  • It comes as health experts see rising rates of lung cancer among Asian American women who have never smoked and increasing rates of early-onset breast cancer.

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California researchers are leading a nationwide effort to find out why some Asian American communities have high rates of certain cancers.

It comes as health experts see rising rates of lung cancer among Asian American women who have never smoked and increasing rates of early-onset breast cancer.

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