The CancerWeb Report, What's New In Cancer: June, 1996
Liver Cancer

• Liver cancer risk and hepatitis C infection - A number of studies have established that hepatitis B infections can cause liver cancer. The situation regarding hepatitis C is less clear, although it is generally considered that there is a connection. A study reported this month from Kyushu University, and carried out in a region (Fukuoko Prefecture) where the incidence of liver cancer is among the highest in Japan, determined that 78% of the liver cancers were attributable to hepatitis C infection, particularly the 1b variety. (Tanaka, J National Cancer Institute 88:742, 1996)