Recent studies suggest that diabetes mellitus increases the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The aim of this study is to quantify the risk of HCC among patients with both diabetes mellitus and hepatitis C in a large cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis.
Association of diabetes duration and diabetes treatment with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
β Scribed by Manal M. Hassan; Steven A. Curley; Donghui Li; Ahmed Kaseb; Marta Davila; Eddie K. Abdalla; Milind Javle; Dalia M. Moghazy; Richard D. Lozano; James L. Abbruzzese; Jean-Nicolas Vauthey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Heavy alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, and diabetes are risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, to the authors' knowledge, the information concerning their interaction effect in patients with risk of HCC is sparse. ## METHODS A populationβbased, c