Changing global epidemiology of liver cancer from 2010 to 2019: NASH is the fastest growing cause of liver cancer

• Published in: Cell metabolism Vol. 34; no. 7; pp. 969 - 977.e2
• Main Authors: Huang, Daniel Q, Singal, Amit G, Kono, Yuko, Tan, Darren J H, El-Serag, Hashem B, Loomba, Rohit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 05.07.2022
• Subjects: Hepatitis C - complications; Humans; Liver Neoplasms - epidemiology; Liver Neoplasms - etiology; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - complications; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - epidemiology; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Risk Factors; United States; United States; alcohol; nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; epidemiology; hepatitis B; hepatitis C; hepatoma; liver cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma; etiology

Liver cancer epidemiology is changing due to increasing alcohol consumption, rising prevalence of obesity, and advances in hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. However, the impact of these changes on global liver cancer burden remains unclear. We estimated global and region...