Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5765-6_2

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Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2017

Xie Youhua

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Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide in men and the ninth in women. It is also the second most common cause of cancer mortality. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer. About 350 million people globally are chronically infected with HBV. Chronic h...

Topics

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
Fibrosis
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B Vaccines
Hepatitis B e Antigens
Hepatitis B virus
Humans
Liver Neoplasms
Mutation

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