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Health Status of Asian Americans- edit draft
Hepatitis B is especially prevalent amongst Asian Americans. A study conducted between 2001 and 2006 that provided hepatitis B virus screenings to 3163 Asian Americans found that 8.9% of the population was chronically infected. Notably, 65.4% of those who were infected were unaware of their condition. Men were more likely to be infected than women, and hepatitis B infections were 19.4 times more likely in foreign born Asian Americans than in those born in the United States. Hepatitis B is one of the leading causes of the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Cirrhosis and liver cancer are often interconnected, and having Cirrhosis may heighten the risk in development of liver cancer[1]. Additionally, incidences of liver cancer amongst Asian Americans are 2 to 11 times higher than that of White Americans, depending on gender and ethnic group.[2] Jump up ^ "Liver Cancer Risk Factors". www.cancer.org. Retrieved 2018-04-26. Jump up ^ "Chronic Liver Disease - The Office of Minority Health". minorityhealth.hhs.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-26. Hoffmancj (talk) 23:32, 26 April 2018 (UTC)