Cancer risk is higher for Colorado’s Latinos. Here’s why [Video]

DENVER — DENVER — More Coloradans die each year from cancer than any other illness.

It can be hard to talk about, but learning about prevention and early detection can save lives, especially in communities hit hardest like Colorado’s Latinos. They face higher cancer rates than Hispanics anywhere else in the country.

To learn more about why these disparities exist and what Colorado is doing to improve outcomes for Latinos, Denver7 sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Evelinn Borrayo, the University of Colorado Cancer Center’s community outreach and engagement director.

“Sometimes communities don’t think about cancer as something that is immediate or something to worry about,” Borrayo said.

Most people are diagnosed with cancer later in life. But Borrayo said more are getting cancer at a younger age, especially among Latinos, who on average get diagnosed at roughly a decade younger than other races and ethnicities.

“We want to empower Coloradans to really take charge of their health. And information is so important,” …