Hepatitis C and cancer: What to know - MD Anderson Cancer Center
2018年4月4日 · Hepatitis C is among the leading causes of liver cancer; it's also linked to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and bile duct cancers, and possibly pancreatic and head and neck cancers. And, if you already have cancer, it can cause complications.
Hepatitis C and liver cancer: What to know - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Hepatitis C is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States. It’s also the leading cause of liver cancer. About 30 percent of people who get exposed to the hepatitis C virus will clear it on their own. The rest will go on to have chronic hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Narrative Review
2018年3月3日 · Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of liver-related death worldwide. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of advanced hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis, with significantly increased risk for development of HCC. The morbidity and mortality of HCV-related HCC remains high, as rates of HCV cirrhosis continue to increase.
Oncologic Implications of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
2019年12月11日 · Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection increases the risk for several types of cancer, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, as primary and second primary malignancies. HCV-infected patients with cancer, particularly those undergoing anticancer therapy, are at risk for development of enhanced HCV ...
Hepatitis C and Hepatocellular Cancer: To Treat or Not to Treat
2021年4月13日 · Key Points. In the treatment of hepatitis C with and without cirrhosis, DAA therapy is associated with reduced risk for HCC compared with no treatment. In those with HCC that has been controlled, DAA therapy for hepatitis C …
Hepatocellular carcinoma - Overview - Mayo Clinic
2023年4月28日 · Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma occurs most often in people with chronic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection.
Association Between Hepatitis C and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer, the third most common cause for cancer death in the world, a major cause of death in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, and responsible for approximately one million deaths each year.
Hepatitis C - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年8月23日 · Hepatitis C infection that continues over many years can cause serious complications, such as: Scarring of the liver, called cirrhosis. Scarring can occur after decades of hepatitis C infection. Liver scarring makes it hard for the liver to work. Liver cancer. A small number of people with hepatitis C infection get liver cancer. Liver failure.
Hepatitis C-related hepatocellular carcinoma in the era of new ...
2017年3月14日 · Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the major liver cancer histological type, is the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide [1]. Interferon-based regimens have been the mainstay of anti-HCV therapy, yielding HCV cure, or sustained virologic response (SVR), in approximately 50% of patients [2].
Hepatocellular carcinoma | Nature Reviews Disease Primers
2021年1月21日 · Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and accounts for ~90% of cases. Infection by hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are the...