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The Global Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Present and Future

Katherine A. McGlynn, +1 more
- 01 May 2011 - 
- Vol. 15, Iss: 2, pp 223-243
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The dominant effect of HBV on global HCC risk should decline as the population vaccinated against HBV grows older, and infection with HCV is also expected to decline.
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This article is published in Clinics in Liver Disease.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 445 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hepatitis B virus & Hepatocellular carcinoma.

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The burden of primary liver cancer and underlying etiologies from 1990 to 2015 at the global, regional, and national level : results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Tomi Akinyemiju, +99 more
- 01 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report results of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study on primary liver cancer incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 195 countries or territories from 1990 to 2015, and present global, regional, and national estimates on the burden of liver cancer attributable to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and alcohol, and an “other” group that encompasses residual causes.

The burden of primary liver cancer and underlying etiologies from 1990 to 2015 at the global, regional, and national level.

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TL;DR: The results show that most cases of liver cancer can be prevented through vaccination, antiviral treatment, safe blood transfusion and injection practices, as well as interventions to reduce excessive alcohol use.
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Global cancer patterns: causes and prevention

TL;DR: It is argued that primary prevention is a particularly effective way to fight cancer, with between a third and a half of cancers being preventable on the basis of present knowledge of risk factors.
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Global cancer statistics

TL;DR: A substantial proportion of the worldwide burden of cancer could be prevented through the application of existing cancer control knowledge and by implementing programs for tobacco control, vaccination, and early detection and treatment, as well as public health campaigns promoting physical activity and a healthier dietary intake.
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Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008.

TL;DR: The results for 20 world regions are presented, summarizing the global patterns for the eight most common cancers, and striking differences in the patterns of cancer from region to region are observed.
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TL;DR: There are striking variations in the risk of different cancers by geographic area, most of the international variation is due to exposure to known or suspected risk factors related to lifestyle or environment, and provides a clear challenge to prevention.
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Prevalence and trends in obesity among US adults, 1999-2008.

TL;DR: The increases in the prevalence of obesity previously observed do not appear to be continuing at the same rate over the past 10 years, particularly for women and possibly for men.
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Global estimates of the prevalence of diabetes for 2010 and 2030.

TL;DR: These predictions, based on a larger number of studies than previous estimates, indicate a growing burden of diabetes, particularly in developing countries.
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