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Global Burden of Aflatoxin-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Risk Assessment

Author(s) -

Liu Yan,

Felicia Wu

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901388

Subject(s) - aflatoxin , hepatocellular carcinoma , liver cancer , aspergillus flavus , carcinogen , environmental health , medicine , aspergillus , hepatitis b virus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virology , food science , virus , genetics

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer, is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with prevalence 16-32 times higher in developing countries than in developed countries. Aflatoxin, a contaminant produced by the fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus in maize and nuts, is a known human liver carcinogen.

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