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Racial disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Hoehn Richard S.
Publication year - 2021
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/cncr.33376
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , blame , racial differences , presentation (obstetrics) , oncology , surgery , ethnic group , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology
Racial inequities exist in the presentation, management, and survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Biologic factors may play a role, but complex social issues are likely to blame for these and other cancer disparities.