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SUBMITTER: Chen KW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4450204 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Chen Kai-Wen KW Ou Tzu-Ming TM Hsu Chin-Wen CW Horng Chi-Ting CT Lee Ching-Chang CC Tsai Yuh-Yuan YY Tsai Chi-Chang CC Liou Yi-Sheng YS Yang Chen-Chieh CC Hsueh Chao-Wen CW Kuo Wu-Hsien WH
World journal of hepatology 20150601 10
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common form of human cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths. The strategies of various treatments for HCC depend on the stage of tumor, the status of patient's performance and the reserved hepatic function. The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system is currently used most for patients with HCC. For example, for patients with BCLC stage 0 (very early stage) and stage A (early stage) HCC, the curable t ...[more]