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Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (2004) 1, 10
doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0012  

Hepatocellular carcinoma in the elderly

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The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is on the rise in a number of countries, partly because of an increase in the rate of hepatitis infection. As the population ages, the proportion of elderly HCC patients is likely to grow. Dohmen and colleagues have carried out a retrospective study to compare the clinical and prognostic characteristics of elderly HCC patients with those of their younger counterparts.

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