Hepatocellular carcinoma in olmsted county, Minnesota, 1976-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze longitudinal trends in the incidence, etiology, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in community residents in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and their survival.

Patients and methods

Olmsted County residents 20 years or older with HCC newly diagnosed from January 1, 1976, through December 31, 2008, were identified using a community-wide medical record linkage system (Rochester Epidemiology Project). The incidence rate of HCC was calculated by age and sex according to the 2000 US Census population. Temporal trends of HCC etiology, treatment, and patient survival were assessed.

Results

The age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate for HCC in Olmsted County was 3.5 per 100,000 person-years for the first era (1976-1990), 3.8 per 100,000 for the seco

SUBMITTER: Yang JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3538386 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature