Liver Cancer
New findings in the area of liver cancer detailed
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, November 14th, 2005
Study 1: Hepatic steatosis is not indicative of liver cancer formation risk.
"Obesity associated hepatic steatosis has been suggested to have a premalignant potential. We determined whether hepatic steatosis predisposes to liver cancer in persons with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We compared the histological severity of steatosis in the index liver biopsies of 25 patients with chronic hepatitis C who subsequently developed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with matched controls who did not," scientists writing in the Journal of Gastroenterology and...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-11-14)
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