Disparity in liver cancer incidence and chronic liver disease mortality by nativity in H ispanics: The M ultiethnic C ohort

US‐born Hispanics, particularly males, are at greater risk for liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease than foreign‐born Hispanics. Overall known differences in risk factors do not account for these disparities.

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Published in:Cancer 2016-05, Vol.122 (9), p.1444-1452
Main Authors: Setiawan, Veronica Wendy, Wei, Pengxiao C., Hernandez, Brenda Y., Lu, Shelly C., Monroe, Kristine R., Le Marchand, Loic, Yuan, Jian Min
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Language:English
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Summary:US‐born Hispanics, particularly males, are at greater risk for liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease than foreign‐born Hispanics. Overall known differences in risk factors do not account for these disparities.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.29922