Comparison of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Patients.

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Joseph AsemotaRebecca A Miksad

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fastest growing cancer in the United States. Studies have shown that compared to Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanics have a higher HCC incidence and mortality rate. Most studies investigating HCC in Hispanics have been conducted utilizing data largely from the Western and Southern United States. These findings may, however, not be highly representative of Hispanics in the Northeast, given the nonhomogenous distribution and diversity of Hispanics across the United States. Some 148 HCC patients diagnosed between 1996 and 2012 were identified from a tertiary center in the northeastern United States. Hispanic patients were randomly matched to non-Hispanic White patients by year of diagnosis. Patient characteristics, HCC risk factors, treatment, and outcome were recorded. A Kaplan-Meier (KM) plot with log-rank tests was used for survival analysis. Compared to non-Hispanic White patients (n=89), Hispanic HCC patients (n=59) were more likely to have chronic hepatitis C infection (69.5% vs. 38.2%, p < 0.01), alcoholic liver disease (37.3% vs. 21.4%, p = 0.04) and were less likely to have chronic hepatitis B infection (6.8% vs. 24.7%, p = 0.01), and private insurance (37.3% vs. 57.3%, p = 0.02...Continue Reading

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