THE ROLE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PATHOGENESIS – A PROBLEM OF A MODERN MAN
People with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a 2% annual risk, and a 7% to 14% five-year risk for hepatocellular carcinoma development, a tumor with an estimated median survival of 4.3 to 20 months after making the diagnosis. HCV is the cause of: 20% of acute hepatitis, 70% of chronic hepatitis, 40% of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine
2009-04-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Medianae |
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| Online Access: | http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2009-html/2-broj/THE%20ROLE%20OF%20HEPATITIS%20C%20....pdf |