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Hepatitis B Main Forums => Hepatitis B => Topic started by: Hep Editors on June 09, 2017, 10:09:05 am
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People older than 50, especially men, who have been functionally cured of hepatitis B virus (HBV) remain at a higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, the most common form of liver cancer) and warrant greater monitoring, Medscape reports.
Researchers assessed people with chronic hep B who experienced seroclearance of their HBV surface antigen between 2000 and 2016. The study population of 5,181 people, identified through a Hong Kong health care database, was followed for an average 3.7 years. Sixty-nine percent of them experienced seroclearance after age 50.
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/older-people-cleared-hepatitis-b-still-raised-risk-liver-cancer