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• Join us for a Twitter Chat for Liver Cancer Awareness Month!

  October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month. Often we neglect to think about the link between hepatitis and liver cancer. Tuesday, Oct. 16, representatives from Hepatitis B Foundation, CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, and NASTAD will co-host a twitter chat at 3 p.m. EST to discuss this important link. Featured guests include Prevent Cancer Foundation, Hep B United Philadelphia (HBUP) and Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition. Prevent Cancer Foundation is a national nonprofit dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. HBUP is a Hep B United partner committed to testing and vaccination to fight hepatitis B and liver cancer in Philadelphia. Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition is a non-profit organization providing non-judgmental and compassionate services that empower people to care for themselves and one another. Below are the questions to be discussed during the chat. How can you contribute?  Join the conversation that day and throughout the month with the hashtag #Liverchat. Share any resources or strategies you have that raise awareness about the link between liver cancer and hepatitis. Q1:What are things everyone should know about liver cancer, and also the link between hepatitis and liver cancer? Q2: What can people do to prevent hepatitis, or for those living with hepatitis, what can be done to protect the liver and prevent liver cancer? Q3: What are the barriers that keep people from getting screened for hepatitis and liver cancer and how can they be addressed? Q4: Why are some populations more vulnerable to hepatitis and liver cancer, and how do we address the disparities? Q5: What resources are available to educate others about hepatitis B & C and liver cancer? What resources are needed? Q6: Who are your key partners in addressing liver cancer? Who would you like to engage more in your work? (Tag them here!) Q7: What is one lesson learned or piece of advice for others who want to expand their work on the link between viral hepatitis and liver

  http://www.hepb.org/blog/thinkaboutthelink-hepatitis-liver-cancer-join-us-twitter-chat/
• Creating a #HepBFree Future in Arizona

  … this, we worked with a provider who helped by offering the opportunity for their patients to share their experiences. The patients could then choose whether to contact us or not. We also assured those that chose to speak that we would not publish any of the stories without their explicit approval and consent. To respect participant time and efforts and reduce the labor required of them for the event, APCA took great care to do as many of the preparations as possible, simplify the questions being asked, and conduct the events in a manner that respected their emotional labor and centered their explicit consent. Hepatitis B In Arizona Centered upon vulnerable populations such as older Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults who were born before certain vaccine policies, APCA’s hepatitis B work includes addressing policy issues, access to care, and direct services. Direct services around hepatitis B included screenings, vaccinations, and referrals to care and treatment. In the past, APCA tested 2,869 people and found that 6.7% had active hepatitis B infections. An additional 31.2% were not vaccinated.                                                                                      Arizona’s hepatitis B story mirrors that of the United States overall. From 2006 – 2015, an average of 979 chronic hepatitis B and 128 acute hepatitis B cases were reported each year in Arizona, though there has been a decrease in the number of acute hepatitis B cases identified in recent years. 
The rate of new reports of acute hepatitis B was highest among persons aged 40-44 years. Chronic hepatitis B rates were highest among those 30-34 years. 
The average annual rate of hepatitis B infection among Asians/ Pacific Islanders was much higher than other racial/ethnic groups (1,2).  Looking Towards the Future The mini-grant opportunity will help to launch #HepBFreeArizona - a campaign aimed at eradicating hepatitis B in the

  http://www.hepb.org/blog/6600-2/
• Celebrate Father's Day By Protecting Your and Your Family’s Health -- Get Tested for Hepatitis B

  William and his family. Click here to watch his story. By Christine Kukka After our daughter was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B 20 years ago, my doctor explained that every household member, including my husband, had to be tested for the liver infection that’s transmitted by direct contact with blood and body fluids. ASAP. The good news was my daughter was healthy and had no signs of liver damage, but my husband and I were shaken to the core by her diagnosis. Weighed down by worry and ignorance, I feared we might all be infected and faced a death sentence. I drove out to my husband’s work and we went for a walk. I explained what the doctor had said and explained he had to get tested. It was one of those moments when fear and denial play out over the course of a conversation. Like everyone, he was afraid to get tested. He felt fine, at first he didn’t want to know whether he was infected. For a few moments, he thought ignorance might be less painful than finding out he had hepatitis B. And, as in most families, this disclosure wasn’t easy. He had children from his first marriage who were with us every weekend and they had to be tested too. He would have to share this information with his former wife. This disclosure was going to upend two households. After a few minutes of waffling and processing, he did what courageous fathers do. He got tested and made sure his children were tested too. The news was all good. His children had been immunized and were fine, he was not infected and was immediately immunized. Today, we are all doing fine, including our daughter. Every father’s day, I think about that moment, when my husband refused to  retreat into denial, and put his family’s health ahead of his initial impulse to hide from a frightening and messy situation. It is what being a good father is all about, and it takes courage. For another story about hepatitis B and fatherhood, please view the Storyteller video featuring William's Story: #justB

  http://www.hepb.org/blog/celebrate-fathers-day-protecting-families-health-get-tested-hepatitis-b/
• Is Fasting Safe for People Living with Hepatitis B?

  Courtesy of Pixabay.                   Updated: 3-13-2023   If you have hepatitis B and you’re considering fasting to lose weight, celebrate Ramadan or “detox” your liver, talk to your doctor first.  Fasting can lower blood sugar, reduce your energy, stress your immune system and be life-threatening for people suffering liver damage from viral hepatitis.  “Fasting for limited periods of time during the day may be safe if you have no signs of liver damage—indicated by normal liver enzymes (ALT/SGPT) or an ultrasound exam of the liver,” said Hepatitis B Foundation Medical Director Dr. Robert Gish. However, if you have cirrhosis (with ALT/SGPT levels exceeding 35 in men and 25 in women) and are taking medications to treat hepatitis B, research shows fasting may be overwhelming to your liver and may worsen liver damage.  Dr. Gish added “Diabetes and fatty liver is quite common with hepatitis B. Fasting can cause disruption in sugar balance in your body and can cause hypoglycemia and this can worsen the fatty liver condition. If you take diabetes medication, this may unbalance your blood glucose and cause dizziness and low blood pressure.”.   Is limited fasting safe? Fasting is practiced to bring people closer to their spirituality and increase empathy for those living in poverty. For Muslims, fasting is practiced during the month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims are instructed to abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. This may account for up to 16-18 hours of continuous fasting (depending on where a person lives), for a period of 29 or 30 days (depending on the Lunar Calendar).              Islamic teachings allow pregnant persons and people with serious medical conditions to break with the tradition and eat and drink during daylight hours if their health is at risk. Rawalpindi Medical College Principal and Professor of Medicine Dr. Muhammad Umar of

  http://www.hepb.org/blog/fasting-safe-people-living-hepatitis-b/
• Celebrate Fathers Day By Protecting Your Health and Your Families’ — Get Tested for Hepatitis B

  Courtesy of the US CDC By Christine Kukka After our daughter was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B 20 years ago, my doctor immediately had me tested for hepatitis B before I could leave her office. She explained that every household member, including my husband, had to be tested for the liver infection that’s transmitted by direct contact with blood and body fluids. ASAP. The good news was my daughter, who was adopted, appeared healthy and showed no signs of liver damage. The bad news was my husband and I were shaken to the core by her diagnosis. Weighed down by worry and ignorance, I feared we might all be infected and were facing a death sentence. I drove out to my husband’s work and we went for a walk. I explained what the doctor had said and explained he had to get tested. It was one of those moments when fear and denial play out over the course of a conversation. Like everyone, he was afraid to get tested. He felt fine, at first he didn’t want to know whether he was infected. For a few moments, he thought ignorance might be less painful than finding out he had hepatitis B.And, as in most families, this disclosure wasn’t easy. He had children from his first marriage who were with us every weekend and they had to be tested too. He would have to share this information with his former wife. This disclosure was going to upend two households. After a few minutes of waffling and processing, he did what courageous fathers do. He got tested and made sure his children were tested too. The news was all good. His children had been immunized and were fine, he was not infected and was immediately immunized. Today, we are all doing fine, including our daughter. Every father’s day, I think about that moment, when my husband refused to  retreat into denial, when he put his family’s health ahead of his initial impulse to hide from a frightening and messy situation. It is what being a good father is all about, and it takes courage. A growing number of

  http://www.hepb.org/blog/celebrate-fathers-day-protecting-health-families-get-tested-hepatitis-b/