Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots.
Hepatology
; 2022 Aug 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2298567
ABSTRACT
As the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide with significant mortality rates in the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma has strong association with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a growing at-risk population from the rise in chronic liver disease from alcohol use and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Despite this, progress in identifying at-risk individuals and early detection of HCC in these populations have lagged behind treatment advances.The lack of consensus may undermine widespread adoption of surveillance programs, thus preventing HCC detection at a curable stage. This public policy corner piece focuses on opportunities for prevention of HCC by focusing on its principal risk factors viral hepatitis, NAFLD, and alcohol-related liver disease, and three key action points to reverse the course of this public health crisis 1) Awareness and education; 2) Screening and diagnosis, and 3) Partnerships and advocacy.
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MEDLINE
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2022
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Article
Affiliation country:
Hep.32741
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