The association between etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and race-ethnicity in Florida.
Paulo S PinheiroHeidy N MedinaKaren E CallahanPatricia D JonesClyde P BrownSean F AltekruseKatherine A McGlynnErin N KobetzPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2020)
HCC etiology is associated with specific race/ethnicity. While HCV-related HCC rates are projected to decrease soon, HCC will continue to affect Hispanics disproportionately, based on higher rates of metabolic-HCC (and ALD-HCC) among Continental Hispanics, who demographically represent 80% of all US Hispanics. Multifaceted approaches for HCC control and prevention are needed.
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