ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2009) — Results of a new study confirm trends that different Hispanic population groups have higher incidence rates of certain cancers and worse cancer outcomes if they live in the United States, than they do if they live in their homelands.
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"This suggests that changes in their environment and lifestyles make them more prone to develop cancer," Pinheiro said. "It is puzzling that the groups for which integration in mainstream American society is easier, including access to health care, are also those with higher cancer rates even after accounting for the increased detection of certain cancers in the United States."
Since moving to the U.S. increases their risk of cancer, I don't see why "It is puzzling that the groups for which integration in mainstream American society is easier...are also those with higher cancer rates".
I have previously read of studies showing that children born in Mexico, who then move to the U.S. with their parents, are healthier on average than children born in the U.S. whose parents had come from Mexico.
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