Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Parous Taiwanese Women: Nationwide Cohort Study

Hepatitis B virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma among parous Taiwanese women: nationwide cohort study.

BACKGROUND Few long-term studies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma have focused on women. We used a nationwide cohort of reproductive-aged Taiwanese women to study relationships of HBV infection and parity with hepatocellular carcinoma risk. METHODS Prenatal test results were available for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and e antigen (HBeAg) in the Nationa...

Smoking, hepatitis B virus infection, and development of hepatocellular carcinoma.

The Absence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Patients with Hepatitis B virus in Mashhad, Iran

Background and Aims: Many studies have provided evidence for the role of hepatitis B and C viruses in the development of liver cancer. Although the routine treatment is available for both conditions, no definite guideline is available to treat patients dually infected with HBV and HCV. This study was performed to determine the frequency of HBV/HCV-coinfection in Mashhad, North-East of Iran. Mat...

[Hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B virus].

Chronic hepatitis B is the most common cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Asia. Integration of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome is likely an early event of carcinogenesis. The integrated HBV genome may activate neighboring cellular genes directly to offer a selective growth advantage to the liver cells. Production of hepatitis B X protein can act as a transactivator on various cellular ge...

Hepatitis B virus and HIV infection among patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma in Kampala, Uganda.

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the commonest cause of primary hepatocellular (PHC) carcinoma worldwide. Co-infection with the HIV leads to more rapid progression of liver disease. OBJECTIVES We described prevalence of HBV and HIV among patients with PHC admitted to Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. METHODS We assessed all patients admitted to the gastrointestinal service of Mulago ho...