Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are 30% more likely to be diagnosed with _____ than are non-Hispanic whites, and in Hawaii, Native Hawaiian men have the highest mortality rate for all forms of this disease

a. osteoporosis
b. hypertension
c. obesity
d. cancer
e. diabetes


d

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