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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatology. 2020 Apr 22. doi: 10.1002/hep.31288. Online ahead of print.
Katherine A McGlynn1, Jessica L Petrick2, Hashem B El-Serag3
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1Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, 20854, United States.
2Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02118, United States.
3Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, United States.
Abstract
Primary liver cancer is the seventh most frequently occurring cancer in the world and the second most common cause of cancer mortality (1). The highest incidence rates in the world are found in Asia and Africa (Figure 1) (2). Mongolia has the highest incidence at 93.7 per 100,000, but China has the greatest number of cases, due to both an elevated rate (18.3 per 100,000) and the world's largest population (1.4 billion persons) (1).