International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Saeed Mohammed Alshahrani
King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Public Awareness of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and its Risk Factors Among General Population in Southern Region, Saudi Arabia, Cross Sectional Study
Author(s): Abdullah Mohammed Albishi*, Abdulaziz Alshahrani, Ali Mohammed Alshahrani, Dhafer Mohammed Alahmari, Hussain Mesfer Alqibti, Mohammed Ahmed Alsharif, Saeed Mohammed Alshahrani, Mohammed Saeed Alqahtani and Ibrahim Ayed Saad Alqahtani
Background: Globally, Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer related mortality. There are many reported causes of HCC including chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, primary autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome, and chronic alcohol consumption, which mostly result in liver cirrhosis. Fibrosis and cirrhosis are typically antecedents of HCC. Lack of population awa.. Read More»
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