Primarylivercanceristhefifthmostcommoncancerinthe.pptVIP

Over 80% of primary liver cancer worldwide is attributable to the effects of chronic infection with hepatitis B or C virus (HBV or HCV) American Cancer Society estimates 21,370 new cases in the United States in 2008. * The high incidence of primary liver cancer in East Asia and South-East Asia is largely attributable to the high prevalence of chronic HBV infection in these regions. The early age of infection of people in these regions accounts for significant differences in the clinical course of the disease (with the prolonged immune-tolerance phase setting the scene for development of long