Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma: synergism of alcohol with viral hepatitis and diabetes mellitus

MM Hassan, LY Hwang, CJ Hatten, M Swaim, D Li… - Hepatology, 2002 - Elsevier
Risk factors associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are well documented, but the
synergisms between these risk factors are not well examined. We conducted a hospital-
based, case-control study among 115 HCC patients and 230 non–liver cancer controls.
Cases and controls were pathologically diagnosed at The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center and were matched by 5-year age groups, sex, and year of diagnosis.
Information on risk factors was collected by personal interview and medical records review …