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Canadian Trends in Liver Cancer: A Brief Clinical and Epidemiologic Overview

by
P. De
1,*,
D. Dryer
2,
M.C. Otterstatter
3 and
R. Semenciw
3 on behalf of the Steering Committee on Canadian Cancer Statistics
1
Cancer Control Policy, Canadian Cancer Society, Toronto, ON, Canada
2
PEI Cancer Treatment Centre and Cancer Registry, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
3
Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2013, 20(1), 40-43; https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1190
Submission received: 7 January 2013 / Revised: 7 January 2013 / Accepted: 9 January 2013 / Published: 1 February 2013

Abstract

Although primary liver cancer is rare, its incidence rate has been rising quickly in Canada, more than tripling since the early 1980s. This cancer is more common in men than women, and the age-specific incidence rates in men have been increasing significantly in all age groups from 40 years of age onward. The death rate has followed a similar upward trajectory, in part because of the low 5-year survival rate of 18% in both sexes. Infection with the hepatitis B or C virus continues to be the most common risk factor, but other factors may also play a role. Risk reduction strategies, such as viral hepatitis screening, have been recommended in other countries and warrant consideration in Canada as part of a coordinated strategy of disease prevention and control.
Keywords: liver cancer; surveillance; risk factors; trends; prevention liver cancer; surveillance; risk factors; trends; prevention

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De, P.; Dryer, D.; Otterstatter, M.C.; Semenciw, R., on behalf of the Steering Committee on Canadian Cancer Statistics. Canadian Trends in Liver Cancer: A Brief Clinical and Epidemiologic Overview. Curr. Oncol. 2013, 20, 40-43. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1190

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De P, Dryer D, Otterstatter MC, Semenciw R on behalf of the Steering Committee on Canadian Cancer Statistics. Canadian Trends in Liver Cancer: A Brief Clinical and Epidemiologic Overview. Current Oncology. 2013; 20(1):40-43. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1190

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De, P., D. Dryer, M.C. Otterstatter, and R. Semenciw on behalf of the Steering Committee on Canadian Cancer Statistics. 2013. "Canadian Trends in Liver Cancer: A Brief Clinical and Epidemiologic Overview" Current Oncology 20, no. 1: 40-43. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1190

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De, P., Dryer, D., Otterstatter, M. C., & Semenciw, R., on behalf of the Steering Committee on Canadian Cancer Statistics. (2013). Canadian Trends in Liver Cancer: A Brief Clinical and Epidemiologic Overview. Current Oncology, 20(1), 40-43. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1190

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