Reuters


As lead investigator Dr. Jian-Min Yuan told Reuters Health, "Physicians should be aware of the increased risk of liver cancer for their patients who are obese and possess additional risk factors such as hepatitis virus infection and heavy alcohol consumption."
Yuan from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and colleagues examined viral and non-viral risk factors for liver cancer among 295 patients with the disease and 435 matched cancer-free "controls."

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