Liver cancer is negatively affecting our community!
Let us all do our part to increase awareness and liver cancer prevention in our community.
Did you know...
HCC is the most common form of liver cancer…
Conditions such as type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are linked to an increased risk of liver cancer…
and that…
Hispanic Americans are
2.5x more likely
to get liver cancer
Hispanic Americans are
2x more likely
to develop type 2 diabetes
Hispanic Americans
~45%
Hispanic American HCC Patients
>60%
could not get a liver transplant because they had late stage liver cancer when diagnosed
Watch, learn and take action.
Find out with these videos. Then make an appointment today to ask your doctor if you should be screened for liver cancer.
What does the liver do? — Liver function
The liver performs 300 functions for the body. Eliminates toxins, stores 10% of the blood and cleans 3 pints of blood every minute.
Comorbidity and liver disease
A comorbidity is more than one disease at the same time. Learn about comorbidities that may increase the risk of liver cancer.
