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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2021
McGlynn Katherine A, Petrick Jessica L, El-Serag Hashem B
Abstract excerpt
Liver cancer is a major contributor to the worldwide cancer burden. Incidence rates of this disease have increased in many countries in recent decades. As the principal histologic type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the great majority of liver cancer diagnoses and deaths. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain, at present, the most important global risk factors...
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