Kentucky Hepatoma

Kentucky hepatoma: epidemiologic variant or same problem in a different region?

BACKGROUND Hepatitis and cirrhosis are common etiologic factors in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. However, noncirrhotic, nonfibrotic HCC has been recognized more frequently in Kentucky. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiologic features of this variant of HCC. HYPOTHESIS Kentucky hepatoma, defined as a noncirrhotic, nonfibrotic, hepatitis-negative HCC, occu...

Lung Cancer in Kentucky

ung cancer accounts for 13% of all new cancer cases — but 28% of all cancer deaths — in the United States. It ranks third in incidence, yet first in mortality. The reason for the discrepancy between the incidence and mortality rates is clear: Not only is lung cancer a common disease, it is also a severe disease with lower survival rates than other major cancers. In this issue we use data from t...

Converting the Kentucky Wilderness

The rural central Kentucky landscape today appears as open, rolling bluegrass fields, punctuated by relicts of “woodland pasture” and partitioned by stone or board fences, the latter usually painted black. Historic residences often sit back from the road at the end of a long drive, presenting a picture of placidity, prosperity and gracious living. Country roads are organic in quality, often app...

Rural Kentucky Gains More Access.

The Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station