The role of previous hepatitis B virus infection and heavy smoking in hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. - Concepedia

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The role of previous hepatitis B virus infection and heavy smoking in hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Tetsuhiro Chiba, Y Matsuzaki, Masato Abei, Junichi Shoda, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Toshiaki Osuga, Tadaomi Aikawa

Abstract

These epidemiological results indicate that previous infection with hepatitis B virus and heavy smoking (in addition to liver cirrhosis, a known risk factor) play important roles as risk factors for carcinogenesis in HCV-related CLD.