Open AccessIncreasing Awareness on Racial Disparities in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States
Author(s) -
Frenette Catherine T.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hepatology communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2471-254X
DOI - 10.1002/hep4.1299
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , liver transplantation , disadvantaged , medicine , ethnic group , liver cancer , etiology , transplantation , gastroenterology , oncology , political science , law
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main indications for liver transplantation in the United States. Studies have shown racial disparities in rates of liver transplant for HCC. The underlying etiologies of these disparities are important to understand in order to overcome barriers to liver transplant in disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups.