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Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2017
Xie Youhua
Abstract excerpt
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 hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection accounts for at least 50% cases of HCC worldwide. Other non-HBV factors may increase...
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