Unlike most solid tumors, the incidence and mortality of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
have increased in the United States and Europe in the past decade. Most patients are …

Chronic hepatitis B is a worldwide public health challenge. Knowledge of natural history of
chronic hepatitis B is important for the management of the disease. A community‐based …

Health: Deborah Assayag, Elizabeth Barnett, Jennifer Blake, Beverly Brockest, Giovani
Burgos, Glenn Campbell, Andrea Chambers, Angie Chan, Maryann Cheetham, Walter …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: In the Asia–Pacific region, perinatal transmission of the hepatitis B
virus (HBV) is the primary cause of chronic hepatitis B infection. Despite the use of HBIG and …

Background: Several previous studies have documented region or country-specific liver
cancer incidence trends around the world. However, no study has systematically examined …

After several decades of vaccination against hepatitis B virus in newborns, infants,
adolescents, and adults, the question remains whether a booster dose is ever needed. Long …

Enthusiasm for therapeutic cancer vaccines has been rejuvenated with the recent
completion of several large, randomized phase III clinical trials that in some cases have …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been a major global cause of morbidity and mortality.
The recognition of the problem led to a worldwide effort to reduce transmission of HBV …

Alaska Native people experience the highest rates of acute and chronic hepatitis B virus
(HBV) infection and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States. We examined the …

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a malignant tumour, arising from biliary epithelium at any
portion of the biliary tree, characterized by a bad prognosis and poor response to current …