Sickle-cell disease spreads in Latino community in Colorado
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The painful blood disorder called sickle-cell disease is striking an increasing number of Latino people in Colorado, according to University of Colorado researchers.
The trend in the disease — long associated with African-Americans — is worrying because many Latinos aren’t as aware of the risks, said Kathy Hassell, medical director of the university’s Sickle Cell Treatment and Research Center.
“Obstetricians have gotten pretty good at screening African-American women, but they don’t think about Ms. Lopez or Ms. Gonzales,” Hassell said. “There’s no word in Spanish for sickle cell.”"*
*From: www.chicagotribune.com
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