Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Synergism of alcohol with viral hepatitis and diabetes mellitus pose HCC risk

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 21st, 2003

According to recent research from the United States, "Risk factors associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are well documented, but the synergisms between these risk factors are not well examined."

M.M. Hassan and colleagues "conducted a hospital-based, case-control study among 115 HCC patients and 230 non-liver cancer controls. Cases and controls were pathologically diagnosed at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and were matched by five-year age groups, sex, and year of diagnosis. Information on risk factors was collected by personal interview and medical records review."

Study subjects' "blood samples were tested for...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-01-21)

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