Updating AFP Level in Chronic Hepatitis B to Evaluate the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Occurrence

• Main Authors: Juferdy Kurniawan (Author), Jane Andrea Christiano Djianzonie (Author), Edi Mulyana (Author), Dicky Levenus Tahapary (Author), Andri Sanityoso Sulaiman (Author), Ika Prasetya Wijaya (Author), Sally Aman Nasution (Author), Siti Setiati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Interna Publishing, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a cancer with poor prognosis. Indonesia is a country with high prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection. The performance of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) as a tumor marker in HCC surveillance is primarily influenced by the etiology of the underlying liver d...