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Risk factors for HCC in contemporary cohorts of patients with cirrhosis.

Fasiha KanwalSaira KhaderiAmit G SingalJorge A MarreroNicole LooSumeet K AsraniChristopher I AmosAaron P ThriftXiangjun GuMichelle LusterAbeer Al-SarrajJing NingHashem B El-Serag
Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2022)
HCC incidence among patients with cirrhosis was lower than previously reported. HCC risk was variable across etiologies, with higher risk in patients with HCV cirrhosis and lower risk in those with NAFLD cirrhosis. Current smoking and overweight/obesity increased HCC risk across etiologies.
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