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Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCV)

"Natural History of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Crete. Association with Hepatitis C Virus."

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 24th, 1997

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, "Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Crete and to analyze the natural course of the untreated disease. Participants: Seventy-three patients (62 men) were enrolled in a prospective 4-year study. Clinical and virological parameters were recorded. Diagnosis was based on either ultrasound guided liver biopsy or a pathognomonic increase in alpha-fetoprotein plus compatible imaging. Methods: Statistical analysis was performed using histograms, contingency tables and one-way analyses of...

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