Global burden of liver cancer and cirrhosis among children, adolescents, and young adults

Liver diseases, including liver cancer, cirrhosis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH), impose a heavy disease burden worldwide [1,2]. Liver cancer and cirrhosis may derive from any chronic liver disease, such as hepatitis B/C virus (HBV/HCV) infections, alcoholic liver disease, NAFLD, haemochromatosis, and autoimmune hepatitis [3]. Over the last four decades, the prevalence of overweight has increased over fourfold in children, and there has been a great relative increase in obesity prevalence with no signs of slowing [4].

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - November 28, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Zhenqiu Liu, Xianhua Mao, Li Jin, Tiejun Zhang, Xingdong Chen Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research