RT Book, Section
A1 Greten, Tim
A1 Abi-Jaoudeh, Nadine
A2 Boyiadzis, Michael M.
A2 Frame, James N.
A2 Kohler, David R.
A2 Fojo, Tito
SR Print(0)
ID 1128253354
T1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma
T2 Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071637893
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128253354
RD 2024/04/23
AB EpidemiologyTable  Graphic  Jump  Location|Download  (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence✫:16  cases  per  100,000  population  worldwide:  626,000  cases  per  yearStage  at  presentationStage  A:35%Deaths  (worldwide):598,000  per  yearStage  B:25%Median  age✫  (Asia  and  Western  Europe):50–60  yearsStage  C:10%Male  to  female  ratio:~2.4:1Stage  D:30%✫The  incidence  and  age  of  hepatocellular  carcinoma  vary  widely  according  to  geographic  location.  The  distribution  also  differs  among  ethnic  groups  and  regions  within  the  same  country  Forner  et  al.  Lancet  2012;379:1245–1255Llovet  JM  et  al.  J  Natl  Cancer  Inst  2008;100:698–711Parkin  DM  et  al.  CA  Cancer  J  Clin  2005;55:74–108