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SUBMITTER: Singh S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4334449 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singh Siddharth S Singh Preet Paul PP Roberts Lewis R LR Sanchez William W
Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology 20130813 1
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of death from cancer. The incidence and mortality of HCC are increasing in most Western countries as a result of an ageing cohort infected with chronic hepatitis C, and are expected to continue to rise as a consequence of the obesity epidemic. Chemopreventive strategies aimed at decreasing the risk or delaying the onset of HCC are needed. Universal immunization against HBV and antiviral therapy against HBV and HCV in patients with est ...[more]