Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Risk of Liver Cancer Lower Among Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Who Undergo Antiviral Therapy

Undergoing antiviral therapy can reduce the risk of liver cancer among patients who have chronic hepatitis B infection, two new studies that have been published in the journal Gastroenterology reveal. In the first paper,1/a researchers from National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan showed that the licensed oral antiviral agent nucleos(t)ide (NUC) resulted in a reduced long-term risk for liver cancer in a large, nationwide cohort of chronic hepatitis B patients. ...

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