Comorbidities among American Indian and Alaska Native People with Cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare Study

We would like to recognize the AIAN cancer survivors whose stories we tell through the analysis of the data herein and the publication of this manuscript. We would also like to acknowledge the wisdom and knowledge of our Community Advisory Board, whose input has improved this research and the current manuscript. The collection of cancer incidence data used in this study was supported by the California Department of Public Health pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 103885; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Program of Cancer Registries, under cooperative agreement 1NU58DP007156; the NCI's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program under contract HHSN261201800032I awarded to the University of California, San Francisco; contract HHSN261201800015I awarded to the University of Southern California; and contract HHSN261201800009I awarded to the Public Health Institute. The ideas and opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the State of California, Department of Public Health, the NCI, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or their contractors and subcontractors. This work was supported by the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (P30CA086862) and the NIH (R21MD018641). Dr. S.H. Nash is additionally supported by the State Health Registry of Iowa (HHSN26120130010I, Task Order HHSN26100005). Dr. J. Erdrich is supported by K08CA276137.