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15656930

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Much information has been gained in the diagnosis and treatment of HCC during the last 15 years. Ever improving imaging technology has made nonhistologic diagnostic criteria possible, albeit controversial. Liver transplantation, resection, and RFA are considered curative options. Yet, HCC incidence is steadily rising because of limited progress on disease prevention. Accurate and cost-effective screening is necessary. Presently, only 10% to 15% of HCC patients present with a curative stage of disease. Because the field of HCC is rapidly changing, patients with HCC should be referred to liver centers with a full array of services, from surgical to oncologic. The prognosis for HCC patients will surely improve with a multi-disciplinary approach to care and further clinical research. Better screening and prevention of recurrence should eventually improve survival. It is hoped that antiviral treatment studies will lower the risk of HCC, and that these changes will occur soon enough to help the many patients at risk for or diagnosed with HCC over the next several years.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0025-7125
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-69
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The progression of hepatitis B- and C-infections to chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma: presentation, diagnosis, screening, prevention, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Liver Center, 3635 Vista Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110-0250, USA. hayaship@slu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review