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Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma among older Americans attributable to hepatitis C and hepatitis B: 2001 through 2013.

Meredith S ShielsEric A EngelsElizabeth L YanikKatherine A McGlynnRuth M PfeifferThomas R O'Brien
Published in: Cancer (2019)
Among Americans aged ≥66 years, HCC rates increased rapidly between 2001 and 2013. Although HCV-attributable cases contributed substantially to this increase, rates of HBV-attributable and HCV/HBV-unrelated HCC also rose during this period.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis b virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • liver failure
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • risk factors
  • cord blood