Research data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update understanding of liver cancer epidemiology

Current study results from the report, 'Primary liver cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, US, 1999-2004,' have been published. According to recent research published in the journal Cancer, "American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) experience higher morbidity and mortality from primary liver cancer than other United States (US) populations, but racial misclassification in medical records results in underestimates of disease burden. To reduce misclassification, National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data were linked with Indian Health Service (IHS) enrollment records to compare primary liver cancer incidence and...

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