by Ana Pena
Past infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, a large study analyzing more than 18,000 U.S. inpatients with hemophilia reported.
HCV infection is also a major risk factor for the general population, but the study stresses that hemophiliacs can be particularly vulnerable, given their past exposure to clotting factor infusions that might have been infected.
Because of its large sample size, the report also provides baseline data to help establish the impact of new antiviral therapies for hepatitis C in the future, researchers say.
The study, “Incidence and risk factors for hepatocellular cancer in individuals with haemophilia: A National Inpatient Sample Study” was published in the journal Haemophilia.
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