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Rates of liver cancer in U.S.-born Hispanic men in California have increased by 87%, according to scientists at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC), who looked at a recent 16-year span of statewide cancer registry data, Hispanically Speaking News reports.
These men are at a significantly higher risk of liver cancer than California Hispanic men born outside of the U.S. Liver cancer risk is also higher among both Hispanic males and females in more ethnically isolated and lower income areas of the state.
The results of this study, which is the first to examine liver cancer rates by neighborhood acculturation level and socioeconomic status, were recently published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
“California Health Interview Survey data show that levels of obesity and alcohol abuse are higher in U.S.-born than foreign-born Hispanic men. The next steps are to find out what other liver cancer risk factors differ by birthplace, and then develop ways to target those factors especially in U.S.-born Hispanic men to lower their risk of liver cancer,” said CPIC Research Scientist Dr. Ellen Chang, who led the study.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
