Researchers suggest an extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis C may be an increased risk of cancer
European Association for the Study of the Liver
April 24, 2015, Vienna , Austria: Results announced today at The International Liver CongressTM 2015 show that cancer rates in patients with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) were significantly increased compared to the non-HCV cohort. The researchers suggest an extrahepatic manifestation of HCV may be an increased risk of cancer.