Liver cancer incidence lower in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients than in those with hepatitis C
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis have a lower incidence of liver-related complications and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) than patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new prospective study. Patients with both NAFLD and HCV had similar mortality rates.