Long time coming: First Australian advice on liver cancer
Screening patients with hep B is key, says co-author Associate Professor John Lubel
Regular screening of patients with chronic hepatitis B from at-risk ethnicities will be a key plank of the first Australian advice on screening and managing patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
International guidelines recommend six-monthly ultrasounds for all patients with cirrhosis, plus Asian men over 40, Asian women over 50 and African patients over 20 if chronic hepatitis B is present.
