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Half of HCV patients with advanced liver disease receive treatment

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Did you know that over 800,000 people in the United States with chronic HCV may have advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis and only half of them were evaluated for antiviral treatment?

According to a recent study, nearly 10 million HCV tests were performed on more than 5.6 million people. About 23% of all infected patients had advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis at the time of diagnosis.

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