Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of hepatocellular carcinoma

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the major cancers in the world. There is a striking variation in HCC incidence rates between various countries, with a highest-to-lowest ratio of 112.5 for males and 54.7 for females. The high-risk populations are clustered in sub-Saharan Africa and eastern Asia. The male-to-female ratio for HCC ranges from < 1 to 6.4 and mostly from 2 to 4. There exist significant...

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