Hispanics in the U.S. Have Higher Rates of Liver Cancer

“According to results recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, Hispanics living in the United States have a high rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer. These rates have increased among this population since the 1990s.

The liver is the largest organ in the body and is responsible for more than 500 functions. These include the secretion of glucose, proteins, vitamins, and fats; the production of bile; the processing of hemoglobin; and the detoxification of numerous substances. Hepatocellular carcinoma refers to the type of cell within the liver where the cancer originated.

Results from recent studies have indicated that different ethnic groups have different rates of various types of cancers and/or different outcomes from cancer. Researchers continue to evaluate associations between ethnicity and cancer incidence.”

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