Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in a community-based Taiwanese population without chronic HBV/HCV infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

In addition to HBV/HCV causing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), other risk factors including obesity and alcohol drinking also increase risk. We describe the cumulative risk of HCC and mortality from liver-related disease by selected modifiable risk factors among a non-hepatitis virus-infected population.

Methods

For a community-based cohort, residents aged 30-65 years living in 7 townships in Taiwan were recruited, and have been followed up since 1991. A total of 18,541 individuals were seronegative for markers of chronic infection of HBV/HCV and with no history of HCC at baseline. New non-HBV/HCV HCC cases and liver-related deaths were ascertained through data linkage to the National Cancer Registry and Death Certification System from 1 January 1991 throug

SUBMITTER: Wu HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8777288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature