In September, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanic/Latino People 2024 on cancer.org in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
According to Rebecca Siegel, ACS senior scientific director of surveillance research, this report “was a collaboration between Anat Saka, of ACS, and external researchers Drs. Paulo Pinheiro of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami and Dinorah Martinez Tyson of the University of South Florida College of Public Health in Tampa...”
“Hispanic people in the U.S. are the largest racial and ethnic group after whites, representing 19% of the population,” Siegel said. “Major findings from the report, last published in 2021, are that Hispanic people have almost two times higher incidence of stomach and liver cancers than white people and 36% higher incidence of cervical cancer, all of which are largely preventable.”
“It is a meaningful opportunity to collaborate on this report, a pivotal publication that offers a comprehensive snapshot of cancer in Hispanics,” Martinez Tyson said. “Researchers, community stakeholders and advocates rely on it to support and inform cancer-related initiatives, programs and interventions.”