Studies underway to find out why Rio Grande Valley has highest rates of liver disease
MCALLEN, RGV – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a “red flag” warning for the Rio Grande Valley because the region has the highest rates of liver cancer in the nation.
In response, the new DHR Health Transplant Institute has already started to study the issue.
Its transplant director and surgeon, Dr. Jose Luis Almeda, says the high ranking cannot be explained away by the fact that the Valley is heavily Hispanic because other regions with a similar demographic profile do not have such alarming numbers.
He explained that southern California, parts of Arizona, parts of Chicago, parts of Florida, are also heavily Hispanic regions. But, their rates of liver cancer are not as high.
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