| Title |
Incidence and Risk Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Texas Latinos: Implications for Prevention Research
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0035573 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amelie G. Ramirez, Nancy S. Weiss, Alan E. C. Holden, Lucina Suarez, Sharon P. Cooper, Edgar Munoz, Susan L. Naylor |
| Abstract |
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in the U.S. despite a decline in cancer overall. Latinos have higher rates of HCC than the general population according to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Not included in SEER, Texas Latinos make up one-fifth of the U.S. Latino population. To determine whether HCC incidence differs among U.S. and Texas Latinos, this descriptive study compares HCC incidence from 1995 through 2006 among three Latino populations: U.S. SEER, Texas overall and a South Texas subset. To identify lines of prevention research, we compare prevalence of known HCC risk factors among these Latino groups. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 83% |
| Hungary | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 19% |
| Researcher | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 17% |
| Unknown | 9 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 12 | 33% |