Title: Asian Americans and cancer | Cancer Disparities | University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Headings: Asian Americans and cancer
Asian Americans and cancer
Screening recommendations by cancer type:
Liver cancer
Stomach cancer

Content: however, disparities still exist. Asian Americans are 8-13 times more likely to develop liver cancer, and twice as likely to die from stomach cancer. Liver cancer
Although primary liver cancer is not common in the United States, it is much more prevalent in other countries, especially Southeast Asia. Hepatitis B is the primary risk factor for liver cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 10 foreign-born Asian Americans is living with hepatitis B. Although Asian Americans make up less than 5% of the population, they account for more than 50% of the hepatitis B cases in the United States. Those at high risk should be tested: Born in Asia or the Pacific Islands
Born in the U.S., but not vaccinated at birth, and have one parent born in East or Southeast Asia, except for Japan, and the Pacific Islands
Living in the same household with individuals with hepatitis B
Sexual partners of people with hepatitis B
Talk to your health care provider about getting the hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B incidence has decreased by more than 50% since 1990 in the U.S. due to vaccination. Stomach cancer
Worldwide, stomach cancer is more common in Japan and China. A diet that contains smoked foods, salted fish and pickled vegetables has shown to increase the risk of stomach cancer.