Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer

While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations.  "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…
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