Open AccessActive treatments are a rational approach for hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Takafumi Suda,
Aiko Nagashima,
Shyunsaku Takahashi,
Tsutomu Kanefuji,
Kenya Kamimura,
Yasushi Tamura,
Masaaki Takamura,
Masato Igarashi,
Hirokazu Kawai,
Satoshi Yamagiwa,
Minoru Nomoto,
Yoshinobu Aoyagi
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i24.3831
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hepatology , population , proportional hazards model , stage (stratigraphy) , gastroenterology , percutaneous ethanol injection , radiofrequency ablation , surgery , oncology , ablation , paleontology , environmental health , biology
To determine whether an active intervention is beneficial for the survival of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).