Changing incidence patterns of hepatocellular carcinoma among age groups in Taiwan

• Published in: Journal of hepatology Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 1390 - 1396
• Main Authors: Hung, Giun-Yi, Horng, Jiun-Lin, Yen, Hsiu-Ju, Lee, Chih-Ying, Lin, Li-Yih
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Age group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - etiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications; Hepatitis C, Chronic - complications; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Liver Neoplasms - epidemiology; Liver Neoplasms - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Registries; Risk Factors; Taiwan; Taiwan - epidemiology; Trends; Young Adult; Taiwan; TCR; NAFLD; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; M/F; hepatitis B virus; annual percent change; male-to-female; ALT; NATP; NHI; Incidence; SRR; AYAs; ULN; alanine transaminase; hepatitis C virus; Trends; HBV; ICD-O-3; hepatocellular carcinoma; anti-HCV; ASR; hepatitis B surface antigen; CI; NAHSIT; HCC; HBsAg; MV; IARC; antibody to HCV; International Agency for Research on Cancer; International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, third edition; DCO; the percentage of microscopically verified cases; upper limit of normal; age-standardized incidence rate; adolescents and young adults; APC; Age group; national health insurance; National Antiviral Treatment Program; Taiwan Cancer Registry; Taiwan; Nutrition And Health Survey in Taiwan; HCV; confidence intervals; standardized rate ratio; the percentage of death-certificate only cases; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatitis B virus
• ISSN: 0168-8278; 1600-0641
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.07.032

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