Population attributable fractions of risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States

2016323 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Oxana V. Makarova‐Rusher · National Cancer Institute

Sean F. Altekruse · National Cancer Institute

Tim S. McNeel · Information Management Services

Susanna V. Ulahannan · National Cancer Institute

Austin G. Duffy · National Cancer Institute

Barry I. Graubard · National Institutes of Health

Tim F. Greten

Abstract

Among US Medicare recipients, metabolic disorders contribute more to the burden of HCC than any other risk factor, and the fraction of HCC caused by metabolic disorders has increased in the last decade. Cancer 2016;122:1757-65. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA..

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatitis B Virus Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 122, Issue 11, pp. 1757-1765

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29971

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