Hepatocellular Carcinoma
"The Role of Previous Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Heavy Smoking in Hepatitis C Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 22nd, 1996
According to the authors' abstract of an article published in American Journal of Gastroenterology, "Objective: Worldwide epidemiological studies have demonstrated that hepatitis C virus (HCV) probably is a causative agent of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there are no available reports that clearly identify the risk factors for the development of HCC in HCV-related chronic liver disease (CLD). The aim of the present study is to explore the risk factors for hepatocarcinogenesis in HCV-related CLD. Methods: We prospectively observed 412 patients with anti-HCV-positive CLD but without co-infection of hepatitis B virus (232 patients with chronic hepatitis and...
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