Cancer Facts & Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander People
"Cancer Statistics for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander People, 2026," is a scientific article published in the American Cancer Society (ACS) journal, Cancer, in the ACS Facts & Figures Series. This scientific article provides cancer occurrence and outcomes information for 8 Asian American and 3 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups in the United States.
Fast Facts: Cancer Statistics for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander People 2026 offers consumer-friendly highlights of some key statistics.
- Cancer data are usually aggregated for Asian American (AA), Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI) people, but vary widely within this group. Overall cancer incidence ranges from 218.3 per 100,000 Kampuchean people to 474.5 per 100,000 Native Hawaiian people, who have 1.5 times higher rates than AA and NHPI people combined (307.3 per 100,000).
- Native Hawaiian women have the highest breast cancer incidence in the US (177.2 per 100,000), 27% higher than that in White women (139.5 per 100,000), who have the highest rates in the US when the AA and NHPI populations are aggregated.
Citations, Credits, & Permissions
Suggested citation: Wagle NS, Giaquinto AS, Yu Mandi, et al. "Cancer Statistics for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander People, 2026." Cancer. 2026.
Please note that any reproduction or re-use of this publication or portions of it should credit the appropriate edition of the American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Other Pacific Islander People 2024-2026 publication.
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Glossary for Nonscientists
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Asian American
A broad term that refers to a person having origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. This group includes, but is not limited to, Asian Indians, Cambodians, Chinese, Filipinos, Hmong, Japanese, Koreans, Pakistanis, Thai, and Vietnamese.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
A broad term that refers to a person having origins in Hawaii (Hawai'i), Guam (Guåhan), Samoa (Sāmoa), Fiji or other Pacific Islands throughout Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
