Open AccessPractice, Knowledge, and Barriers for Screening of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among High-Risk Chinese Patients
Author(s) -
Kerui Xu,
Shinobu WatanabeGalloway,
Fedja A. Rochling,
Jianjun Zhang,
Paraskevi A. Farazi,
Hongyan Peng,
Hongmei Wang,
Jiangtao Luo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of global health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2214-9996
DOI - 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.02.002
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , family medicine , hepatitis b , psychological intervention , outpatient clinic , liver cancer , cancer screening , cancer , nursing
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the leading causes of cancer deaths in China. Considering its poor prognosis when diagnosed late, Chinese guidelines recommend biannual screening for HCC with abdominal ultrasound and serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) test for high-risk populations.