How widely has it affected Asian-Americans?
So: I think this disease has touched the lives of most Asians and Asian-Americans. For instance, my own wife’s mother died of liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B. The chances are, if you talk to four Asians, one will tell you they know of someone who died of liver disease or liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B. Chronic hepatitis B is recognized as a major health disparity between Asian-Americans and non-Asian-Americans. If you are a foreign-born Asian-American pregnant woman, you have a 9 percent chance of having chronic hepatitis B compared with a 0.1 percent chance for a pregnant Hispanic-American or Caucasian-American. 3. Why does the bill have provisions calling for research on treating liver cancer? So: The goal isn’t only to reduce the incidence of liver sickness but also to improve the survival of people who develop liver cancer due to chronic hepatitis B infection. Liver cancer caused by hepatitis B is one of the deadliest cancers. Through improved methods for ear
