Hepatocellular carcinoma and coinfection with hepatitis B and C: Making a difficult situation worse Journal Article
| Author: | Kurtz, R. C. |
| Article Title: | Hepatocellular carcinoma and coinfection with hepatitis B and C: Making a difficult situation worse |
| Abstract: | Hepatitis B and C are known etiologic factors that lead to hepatocellular carcinoma. When patients are infected with both hepatotropic viruses, the cancer can present even more of a threat to survival. |
| Keywords: | disease course; review; cancer risk; hepatitis b; hepatitis c; liver cell carcinoma; carcinoma, hepatocellular; liver neoplasms; alpha interferon; disease association; risk factor; cancer mortality; oncogene; vaccination; virus infection; high risk population; geographic distribution; seroconversion; hepatitis c, chronic; humans; human; priority journal; hepatitis b, chronic |
| Journal Title: | Cancer |
| Volume: | 86 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| ISSN: | 0008-543X |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 1999-09-01 |
| Start Page: | 741 |
| End Page: | 743 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990901)86:5<741::aid-cncr3>3.0.co;2-m |
| PUBMED: | 10463966 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 16 August 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
