HEPATITIS-B AND HEPATITIS-C VIRUSES AND HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA

Authors
KEW MC
Citation
Mc. Kew, HEPATITIS-B AND HEPATITIS-C VIRUSES AND HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA, Clinics in laboratory medicine, 16(2), 1996, pp. 395
Citations number
73
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology
Journal title
Clinics in laboratory medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02722712
Volume
16
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-2712(1996)16:2<395:HAHVAH>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
This article focuses on probable mechanisms of hepatitis B virus- and hepatitis C virus-induced hepatocellular carcinoma and includes a disc ussion on whether the two viruses interact in hepato-cellular carcinog enesis. Possible interactions between these viruses and alcohol abuse in tumor development are considered as well. Although substantial prog ress has been made in understanding the cause and pathogenesis of hepa tocellular carcinoma, much remains to be learned.