Practice, Knowledge, and Barriers for Screening of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among High-Risk Chinese Patients

• Main Authors: Kerui Xu (Author), Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway (Author), Fedja A. Rochling (Author), Jianjun Zhang (Author), Paraskevi A. Farazi (Author), Hongyan Peng (Author), Hongmei Wang (Author), Jiangtao Luo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the leading causes of cancer deaths in China. Considering its poor prognosis when diagnosed late, Chinese guidelines recommend biannual screening for HCC with abdominal ultrasound and serum α-fetoprotein (AFP) test for high-risk populations. Object...