Hepatitis B and Asian Americans (Part 1 of 2)

It's Hepatitis B, a virus that left untreated can cause deadly liver cancer, disproportionately affects Asian Americans in California. Now Hepatitis B has been virtually eliminated in children in America through vaccination. But one in ten Asian Americans isinfected by it. Why are so many Asian Americans dying from a disease that can be prevented? Reporter: Sarah Varney

• More: Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center
• More: Stanford Asian Liver Center - The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is the only non-profit organization in the United States that addresses the high incidence of hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asians and Asian-Americans.
• More: CDC fact sheet (PDF) - A Centers for Disease Control fact sheet about Hepatitis B with a focus on the disease burden among Asian Americans.
• More: Hepatitis B vaccine information - from the National Network for Immunization Information