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Hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in Florida
Author(s) -
Shea Kathleen A.,
Fleming Lora E.,
Wilkinson James D.,
WohlerTorres Brad,
McKin Jill A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(20010301)91:5<1046::aid-cncr1096>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , demography , ethnic group , hepatocellular carcinoma , cancer registry , population , standardized rate , cancer , epidemiology , liver cancer , gerontology , environmental health , physics , sociology , anthropology , optics
BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the primary form of liver carcinoma, is increasing in incidence worldwide. The increasing numbers of Hispanic immigrants in Florida suggest that the rate of HCC in the Hispanic population should be of special concern. This study describes racial and ethnic distribution and trends of incident HCC in Florida from 1985 to 1995. METHODS A total of 2837 cases of incident HCC from 1985 to 1995 were examined from Florida's incident cancer registry, the Florida Cancer Data System. Age standardized and age specific average annual incidence rates were calculated for the state of Florida by gender and by racial and ethnic group. RESULTS Over the study period, the average annual incidence HCC rates in Florida among male and female Hispanics and blacks were consistently and significantly twice the rate of white males and females as standardized rate ratios. Males were at least twice as likely to have HCC compared with females in all three racial and ethnic subpopulations. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of HCC in Florida was comparable to the overall U.S. incidence with respect to average annual incidence and gender distribution. Florida blacks and Hispanics are at significantly increased risk for HCC incidence compared with Florida whites. These results have implications for preventive HCC recommendations in growing racial and ethnic subpopulations in the United States. Cancer 2001;91:1046–51. © 2001 American Cancer Society.