Tumor Incidence in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Yvonne Huber,
Christian Labenz,
Maurice Stephan Michel,
MarcusA Wörns,
Peter R. Galle,
Karel Kostev,
Jörn M. Schattenberg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0719
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , incidence (geometry) , hepatocellular carcinoma , breast cancer , cancer , gastroenterology , liver cancer , confidence interval , comorbidity , disease , oncology , physics , optics
The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide. The role of comorbidities in this development is debated. The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) for the incidence of cancer of various kinds in Germany.
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