Open AccessPrevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Kerstin Schütte,
Fathi Balbisi,
Peter Malfertheiner
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000446680
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , epidemiology , primary prevention , fatty liver , secondary prevention , disease , environmental health , oncology
The epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has significantly changed throughout the past decade and will continue to do so in the future as a consequence of effective primary prevention and treatment of virus-related liver diseases. However, other risk factors for HCC are constantly on the rise, including alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The knowledge on these and further risk factors associated with an increased risk of HCC provide the opportunity and chance for the development and implementation of successful preventive strategies to decrease the worldwide burden of HCC. This mini-review gives a short overview on current strategies in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of HCC.