Abstract C76: Community-wide outreach and screening to reduce hepatitis B, hepatitis C and liver cancer disparities among African immigrants in Minnesota

Conclusions: Chronic HBV and HCV are major health problems among recent African immigrants in Minnesota. Community-based screening is an effective way to identify and provide health education and linkage to care for individuals with or at risk for viral hepatitis.Citation Format: Essa A. Mohamed, Nasra H. Giama, Hassan M. Shaleh, Abdul M. Oseini, Hager Ahmed Mohammed, Jessica Cvinar, Ibrahim A. Waaeys, Hamdi A. Ali, Loretta K. Allotey, Lewis R. Roberts. Community-wide outreach and screening to reduce hepatitis B, hepatitis C and liver cancer disparities among African immigrants in Minnesota. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr C76.

Source: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mohamed, E. A., Giama, N. H., Shaleh, H. M., Oseini, A. M., Mohammed, H. A., Cvinar, J., Waaeys, I. A., Ali, H. A., Allotey, L. K., Roberts, L. R. Tags: Screening and Early Detection: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research