Screening for Liver Cancer in HIV/HCV Coinfected People
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- Category: Liver Cancer/HCC
- Published on Friday, 28 May 2010 23:40
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Nearly half of HIV/HCV coinfected individuals with liver cancer in an international study were never screened for hepatocellular carcinoma, but those who did undergo screening had their cancer detected at an earlier stage, leading to more effective treatment and improved survival, according to a report presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL 2010) last month in Vienna.
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