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01/08/2014

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02/07/2014

02/07/2014

What are the risk factors for liver cancer?
The risk for developing liver cancer among those who are chronically infected with HBV increases as a person gets older or if they have been diagnosed with cirrhosis. Although liver cancer most often occurs in the presence of cirrhosis, this is not always the case. Primary liver cancer can occur even in the absence of cirrhosis, which is why regular liver cancer screening is so important.
Additional factors that increase the risk of liver cancer include a family history of liver cancer, persistence of high HBV DNA levels, co-infection with HIV or HCV, and lifestyle choices such as excessive alcohol use and smoking. Studies have also shown that obesity and diabetes may be important risk factors for liver cancer. Liver cancer is more common among men than women regardless of race or ethnicity.

02/07/2014

What is the link between hepatitis B and liver cancer?
The most common risk factor for liver cancer is chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Individuals chronically infected with HBV are 100 times more likely to develop liver cancer than uninfected people because the virus directly and repeatedly attacks the liver, which over time can lead to progressive liver damage and liver cancer.
Alarmingly, with chronic HBV infections on the rise in the United States, there is a growing incidence of primary liver cancer and it has become one of the three fastest growing cancers in the country. While the overall incidence of cancer has stabilized, and in many cases decreased, primary liver cancer is an increasing public health threat and has a five-year survival rate of less than 10% (making it the 2nd deadliest cancer in the U.S.).

18/05/2014

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