Cancer in People with and without Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Comparison of Risk Before and After Introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver cancer. The association of HCV infection with extrahepatic cancers, and the impact of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment on these cancers, is less well known. We conducted a cohort study in a healthcare delivery system. Using...

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Published in:	Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 2188 - 2196
Main Authors:	Lam, Jennifer O, Hurley, Leo B, Lai, Jennifer B, Saxena, Varun, Seo, Suk, Chamberland, Scott, Quesenberry, Jr, Charles P, Champsi, Jamila H, Ready, Joanna, Chiao, Elizabeth Y, Marcus, Julia L, Silverberg, Michael J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-12-2021
Subjects:	Adult Aged Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Female Hepatitis C, Chronic - drug therapy Hepatitis C, Chronic - epidemiology Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Neoplasms - epidemiology Neoplasms - etiology Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment
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