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Fasiha Kanwal
Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine
Publications - 323
Citations - 13527
Fasiha Kanwal is an academic researcher from Baylor College of Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 240 publications receiving 10410 citations. Previous affiliations of Fasiha Kanwal include Veterans Health Administration & Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston.
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Association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and risk for hepatocellular cancer, based on systematic review.
TL;DR: There is epidemiologic evidence to support an association between NAFLD or NASH and an increased risk of HCC; risk seems to be limited to individuals with cirrhosis.
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Risk of Hepatocellular Cancer in HCV Patients Treated With Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents
Fasiha Kanwal,Fasiha Kanwal,Jennifer R. Kramer,Jennifer R. Kramer,Steven M. Asch,Steven M. Asch,Maneerat Chayanupatkul,Yumei Cao,Hashem B. El-Serag,Hashem B. El-Serag +9 more
TL;DR: In patients with SVR, the absolute risk of HCC remained high in patients with established cirrhosis, but among patients treated with DAA, SVR was associated with a considerable reduction in the risk ofHCC.
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Epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: Where are we? Where do we go?
Hashem B. El-Serag,Fasiha Kanwal +1 more
TL;DR: The age distribution of HCC patients has shifted to younger ages, with the greatest proportional increases among individuals 45-60 years old, and HCC incidence rates are reported to be higher among Hispanics born in the United States than among foreign-born Hispanics.
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Absence of Cirrhosis in United States Veterans is Associated With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Sahil Mittal,Sahil Mittal,Hashem B. El-Serag,Yvonne H. Sada,Yvonne H. Sada,Fasiha Kanwal,Zhigang Duan,Sarah Temple,Sarah B. May,Jennifer R. Kramer,Peter Richardson,Jessica A. Davila +11 more
TL;DR: Almost 13% of patients with HCC in the VA system do not appear to have cirrhosis, and NAFLD and metabolic syndrome are the main risk factors for H CC in the absence of Cirrhosis.
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Risk of Hepatocellular Cancer in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Fasiha Kanwal,Fasiha Kanwal,Jennifer R. Kramer,Jennifer R. Kramer,Srikar Mapakshi,Srikar Mapakshi,Yamini Natarajan,Maneerat Chayanupatkul,Peter Richardson,Peter Richardson,Liang Li,Roxanne Desiderio,Roxanne Desiderio,Aaron P. Thrift,Steven M. Asch,Steven M. Asch,Jinna Chu,Hashem B. El-Serag,Hashem B. El-Serag +18 more
TL;DR: Risk of HCC was higher in NAFLD patients than that observed in general clinical population and was the highest in older Hispanics with cirrhosis.