Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Asia-Pacific region: Consensus statements

• Main Authors: Farrell, G.C., Chan, H.L.Y., Yuen, M.F., Amarapurkar, D.N., Chutaputti, A., Fan, J.G., Hou, J.L., Han, K.H., Kao, J.H., Lim, S.G., Mohamed, R., Sollano, J., Ueno, Y., Prevent, Asai-Pacific Working Party
• Format: Article
• Published: Blackwell Publishing 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14904/

Among approximately 650 000 people who die from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) each year, at least two-thirds live in Asia. Efforts to improve early diagnosis and treatment have not yet impacted mortality. An Asia-Pacific Working Party convened in Hong Kong in June 2008 to consider ways to prevent H...