WJH 6^th Anniversary Special Issues（2）: Hepatocellular carcinoma Problem of he

• 作 者: Nimzing G Ladep Olufunmilayo A
• 机 构: HepatologyUnit,DepartmentofMedicine,DepartmentofMedicine,DepartmentofMedicine,DepartmentofMedicine
• 出 处: 世界肝病学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 发表日期: 2014年11期
• 关键词: Liver cancer WEST AFRICA AFLATOXIN Surveillance Hepatitis B Liver cancerWest Afr
• 基金项目: Supported by Fellowships from The London Clinic,London,United Kingdom(to Dr.Ladep),the Halley Stewart Foun-dation,Cambridge,United Kingdom(to Mary ME Crossey)

The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) isknown to be high in West Africa with an approximateyearly mortality rate of 200000. Several factors are responsible for this. Early acquisition of risk factors; with vertical or horizontal transmission of h