Treatment challenges fuel the silent hepatitis C epidemic

The Hill
Treatment challenges fuel the silent hepatitis C epidemic
By Dr. Jay C. Butler and Dr. David L. Lakey, opinion contributors -
05/23/17 01:40 PM EDT

The United States has reached a critical point in the hepatitis C epidemic: the virus affects at least 3.5 million Americans. Chronic hepatitis C infection is now the leading cause of liver cancer and it causes more deaths than any other blood-borne infectious disease. Untreated, the virus can destroy the liver’s ability to filter blood and produce proteins that protect our bodies from infection.
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