Fri, Aug 18, 2006 The California Report Magazine 2006-08-18 Hepatitis B and Asian Americans (Part 1 of 2) Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") 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? Reporters: Sarah Varney More Info: Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center Stanford Asian Liver Center CDC fact sheet (PDF) Hepatitis B vaccine information « back to week of August 18, 2006 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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