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Cancer Vaccines
Studies from University of California in the area of cancer vaccines published
January 15th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Viral hepatitis due to chronic hepatitis B and C virus (HBV/ HCV) infects more than 500 000 000 individuals worldwide. These chronic viral diseases are highly linked to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the fifth most common cause of cancer death worldwide." "HCC is much more common in Asia and Africa than in the USA and Europe, although HCC is one of the few cancers with a rising incidence in the USA. There are 530 000 cases of HCC worldwide of which 82% are related to viral hepatitis. 316 000 cases of HCC are HBV-associated, 118000 are HCV-associated. The most effective way to prevent HCC is to...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-15)
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