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Advanced Liver Disease Main Forums => Advanced Liver Disease => Topic started by: Hep Editors on March 22, 2018, 10:31:51 am
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Individuals with liver cancer and hepatitis B or C viruses (HBV/HCV) have a higher risk of dying after receiving a liver cancer diagnosis if they smoke, aidsmap reports.
Publishing their findings in Liver International, Swiss researchers studied 238 people with liver cancer who had at least 12 months of follow-up following their diagnosis. Upon entry into the study, 64 of these individuals disclosed that they were smokers. The smoking group was followed for a median 489 days while the nonsmoking group was followed for a median 1,170 days.
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/smokers-hep-b-c-liver-cancer-higher-risk-death