Hcc risk in lifetime for infected at birth

[mike9111]

I read somewhere that the hcc risk in infected at birth is 100 percent in lifetime is this true? I know it is 35 percent in all hbv chronic but the 35 percent who get it are the one who infected at birth so according to one article it is the 100 percent. Is this even true?

Thanks in advance

[twinboys1girl4me]

WHO says 40% men and 15% women lifetime risk, which is why most times you will find an overall 25% lifetime risk.  What you may be reading is 100% higher risk of liver cancer than without HBV.  Without HBV the risk is almost nill, so even though 100% (I've even read upwards of 200%) seems exorbitant it's not nearly the same as  100% risk.  Remember, a risk factor is just an increased risk (just like HCC risk in diabetes, high viral load, hbeag positive, infected since birth, etc) and not the same thing as an absolute.  

[mike9111]

I will add bitter lemon to my diet. My glucose level was always at 90

[stef2011]

a low normal glucose level vs normal high glucose level has also been found to have lower rates of all cancers and higher life expectancy when cancer is already developed.......i drink bitter melon from time to time for this reason which has also good research on cancer prevention (bitter lemon lowers glucose levels even on diabetes)

[stef2011]

the net is full of terrorists, it can never be 100%

the highest risk for liver cancer is by far for diabetes which is something like 35% per year if i remember correctly, then with a single digit number i dont remember hcv and then much lower than hcv hbv infection

[mike9111]

I need to look it up but i came accross it when i was doing multi research on hcc

[stef2011]

oh my, who wrote such idiocy?