Roskilly, A and Rowe, IA orcid.org/0000-0003-1288-0749 (2018) Surveillance for hepatocellular cancer. Clinical Medicine, 18 (Suppl 2). s66-s69. ISSN 1470-2118
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common complication of cirrhosis. The incidence of HCC is rising and HCC-related mortality is rising in parallel such that there were more than 1,700 deaths in the UK in 2015. Since cirrhosis is a known risk factor for the development of HCC and early diagnosis is associated with improved outcomes, surveillance for the development of HCC using regular ultrasound scans is recommended by many expert bodies including the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This surveillance is not supported by high-quality evidence and there is an increasing appreciation of the associated harms. In this review the likely benefits of surveillance are discussed together with recommendations to increase the effectiveness of surveillance overall.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Royal College of Physicians 2018. All rights reserved. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Hepatocellular cancer , cirrhosis , non-alcoholic fatty |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > Institute of Molecular Medicine (LIMM) (Leeds) > Section of Translational Medicine (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2019 09:18 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2019 09:18 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal College of Physicians |
Identification Number: | 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-s66 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148552 |