Deadly GallBladder Cancers Rising Among Black Americans [Video]

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Gallbladder cancers are rising among Black Americans, even as they remain stable or decline for other U.S. groupsGrowing numbers of cases also aren’t being diagnosed until later stages for Black peopleThis could be due to a lack of timely access to health care

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Gallbladder cancer rates are steadily increasing among Black Americans, even as they remain stable or decline for most other Americans, a new study warns.

Further, growing numbers of cases among Black people are not being diagnosed until later stages, according to the findings presented Monday at Digestive Disease Week 2024 in Washington, D.C.

“Gallbladder cancer diagnosis at late stage can be highly detrimental,” increasing a person’s risk of death and leading to more intensive and complex cancer treatment,” said lead researcher Dr. Yazan Abboud, an internal medicine resident at Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School.

Gallbladder cancer has few to no symptoms in …