UN health agency said hepatitis virus infection placed them at a great risk of chronic liver disease, cancer, and even death. According to WHO's 2017 Global Hepatitis Report, just 9 percent of all hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections were diagnosed in 2015. An e...
Long-term studies of people with HCV alone have reported that treatment reduces the risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver-related death, even in people who did not have an SVR. For HCV/HIV-coinfected people, there may be an additional benefit from HCV treatment: less risk of liver-r...
The WHO Global hepatitis report indicated that the large majority of these people lack access to life-saving testing and treatment. As a result, millions of people are at risk of a slow progression to chronic liver disease, cancer and death. "Viral hepatitis is now recognized as a major publ...
LIVER cancerCOVID-19HEPATITIS BHEPATITIS B virusCOMORBIDITYBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases the risk of liver cancer among people living with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Our study aimed to estimate the global burden and trends of liver cancer attributable to comorbid T2DM among...
PLHIV with multimorbidity may be treated in services where HIV-related stigma could be compounded by additional stigma associated with specific comorbidities (e.g., depression or liver cancer84) or through lack of experience with PLHIV. Specific integrated or shared care models incorporating specialists...
List of famous people who died of liver cancer, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of celebrities who died from liver cancer includes ...
For the first time in over a decade, scientists have identified a first-line treatment that significantly improves survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer.
fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is often associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic abnormalities. In people with HIV, steatosis can be a side effect of certain older antiretrovirals. Over time, the buildup of fat in the liver can lead to fibrosis,cirrhosisandliver cancer. ...
which is spread through direct contact with the blood of infected people and ultimately affects the liver.2Chronic hepatitis C can lead to serious and life-threatening liver problems, including liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer.2Though many people with hepatitis C may not expe...
Over years or decades, chronichepatitis Bcan lead to serious liver problems, including cirrhosis and HCC, the most common type of liver cancer. Some prior research has found that people living with both HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) tend to have faster liver disease progression. The American...