Diabetes

Diabetes ups risk of HCC, death in patients with hepatitis C

(HealthDay)—For hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients, diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development and all-cause mortality, according to a study published online ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers find clue to how Hepatitis C virus harms liver

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have discovered a trigger by which the Hepatitis C virus enters liver cells ─ shedding light on how this serious and potentially deadly virus can begin to damage ...

Oncology & Cancer

Having HIV and chronic HBV/HCV coinfection may increase cancer risk

In HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is associated with an increased risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The findings are published ...

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