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Francisco Hep B Free |
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The
San Francisco Hep B Free campaign is a collaboration of over one
hundred diverse public and private interests working together to
eliminate the transmission of hepatitis B, with a special emphasis
on the Asian and Pacific Islander population who bear a
disproportionate rate of chronic hepatitis B infection.
Hepatitis
B is a disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus
(HBV). Infection with HBV can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, liver
failure, and liver cancer. 80% of liver cancer worldwide is caused
by HBV infection.
Asian
Americans tend to be infected at a much higher rate, with 1 in 10
Asians chronically infected with hepatitis B, compared to 1 in 1000
in the general population. Without treatment or monitoring, 1 in 4
of these individuals will die from liver cancer or liver
failure.
In California alone, liver cancer is the #1 leading cause of
cancer deaths among Laotian American men, the 2nd leading cause of
cancer deaths among Cambodian and Vietnamese men, the 4th leading
cause of cancer deaths among Chinese and Korean men, and the 5th
leading cause of deaths among Filipino men.
www.sfhepbfree.org
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 Circolo & the City
with Speaker
pro Tempore of the CA Assembly
Fiona Ma:
Enjoy Food
and Wine to Benefit SF Hep B Free
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Join Fiona Ma,
Speaker pro
Tempore of the California State Assembly, for a scrumptious
night of
bites and drinks. Circolo will be donating 10% of total sales
during the hours of 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. (from food and drinks) to SF
Hep B Free! The dinner menu will be served until 1 a.m.
Attendees are
encouraged to stay after dinner and enjoy the rest of their evening
with dancing in the Wa Ultra Lounge - complete with a DJ and
full-service bar.
10 percent of
Asian & Pacific Islanders in the United States have chronic
hepatitis B. With its sizable API population, nowhere is the HBV
epidemic more pronounced and visible than in the Bay Area, which
has the highest rate of liver cancer in the nation.
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Ma,
herself is
infected with hepatitisB, and is the author
of California Assembly Bill 158, which provides Medi-Cal benefits
for those infected with chronic hepatitis B.
"Circolo and the City" is a
weekly Friday night benefit hosted by various local non-profit
organizations around the Bay Area. The event focuses on late night
dining and dancing to raise money for their charities.
For a look at their menu and more on their restaurant,
visit:
www.circolosf.com
WHEN:
Friday, October
15, 2010
9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
WHERE:
Circolo Restaurant and Lounge
500 Florida St
San Francisco, CA
Hep B
Free Spotlight: Coast to Coast
Gala
Hep B Coast to Coast Gala Emcees ABC 7 Anchor/Reporter Alan Wong
(left) and Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly
Fiona Ma (third from right) and members of the SF Hep B Free
Campaign and Chinese Hospital present Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch
Blumberg (fourth from left), discoverer of the Hepatitis B virus and developer of
its vaccine, with the 3rd Annual Hep B Free Super Hero Award
at the Hep B Coast to Coast Gala on Sept. 16, 2010. |
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