Open AccessIs chronic hepatitis C virus infection a risk factor for breast cancer?
Author(s) -
Dominique Larrey,
Marie-Cécile Bozonnat,
Ihab Kain,
GeorgesPhilippe Pageaux,
Eric Assénat
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i29.3687
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , breast cancer , hepatitis c virus , hepatocellular carcinoma , liver biopsy , risk factor , hepatitis c , liver disease , chronic liver disease , cancer , biopsy , immunology , cirrhosis , virus
To evaluate the prevalence of breast tumors in adult females with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.