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Alcoholic Liver Disease: High Risk or Low Risk for Developing Hepatocellular Carcinoma?
Clinics in liver disease - 1 Aug 2016
Joshi Kartik, Kohli Anita, Manch Richard, Gish Robert
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In this review we critically assess the literature to evaluate the level of risk posed by alcohol as both a primary etiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and as a cofactor in its development. Although there have been conflicting findings, based on the body of evidence to date, it appears that the linkage between compensated alcoholic liver disease-associated cirrhosis and HCC is best characterized as...
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