Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Our 22-year Experience

Abstract

There have being reported 18 million new cancer cases worldwide for the year 2020, with 10 million deaths attributed to cancer for the same year while 33% of cancer cases are linked to tobacco smoke worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer and also comprises the fourth leading cause of death worldwide while approximately 841000 new cases are diagnosed annually. In the US, HCC is of the few cancers that increases in incidence and death in the current period. It is two to four times more common in males than in females. Chronic liver disease such as Hepatitis B and C infection, fatty liver disease and large amounts of alcohol consumption are causative factors for HCC.