Cholangio Cancer Risk Factors
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine describe findings in cholangio cancer risk factors
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 18th, 2007
Research findings, "Risk factors for intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a hospital-based case-control study," are discussed in a new report. "The risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma are poorly defined in the United States. We evaluated hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and liver cirrhosis as risk factors for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC)," scientists in the United States report.
"A case-control study in which cases were cholangiocarcinoma patients referred to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center between 1992 and 2002 and controls were healthy individuals. Information about liver diseases, family...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-06-18)
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