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Age and Ageing, Nov, 2002 by Edoardo Giannini, Paola Romagnoli, Alberto Fasoli, Federica Botta, Domenico Risso, Roberto Testa
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> Background: hepatitis C virus infection-related cirrhosis is a major risk factor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma in anti-hepatitis C virus positive cirrhotics shows an increasing prevalence with ageing, although it is not clear whether the age of the patients can be considered a critical factor in the overall assessment of severity of disease or in the choice of therapeutic procedures and prognosis.
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