Liver Cancer
Survival Rates Low After Surgery For Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 9th, 2001
Japan and other countries in Asia experience elevated rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a primary form of liver cancer, due to the prevalence of hepatitis viruses B and C. Surgical and non-surgical ablative therapies are used for treating second occurrences of liver cancer after primary treatments. However, new research shows second surgeries for cancer recurrence is associated with a lower rate of disease-free survival in patients in Japan.
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