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Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance, incidence, and tumor doubling times in patients cured of hepatitis C

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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence and mortality vary by race/ethnicity and both are higher in Black patients than in Whites. For HCC surveillance, all cirrhotic patients are advised to undergo lifelong… Click to show full abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence and mortality vary by race/ethnicity and both are higher in Black patients than in Whites. For HCC surveillance, all cirrhotic patients are advised to undergo lifelong twice‐annual abdominal imaging. We investigated factors associated with surveillance and HCC incidence in a diverse HCC risk group, cirrhotic patients recently cured of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; surveillance; incidence; carcinoma surveillance; cured hepatitis

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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