Virus-Associated Cancers in Greenland: Frequent Hepatitis B Virus Infection But Low Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence

The incidence of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) in Greenland between 1960 and 1981 was determined and compared with the rate of this disease in Denmark. The annual age and sex rate (per 100,000) was not significantly different (overall, 1.9 vs. 2.2) despite a large difference in the prevalen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1984-12, Vol.73 (6), p.1267-1272
Hauptverfasser:	Melbye, Mads, Skinhèj, Peter, Nielsen, Nils Høgaard, Vestergaard, Bent Faber, Ebbesen, Peter, Hansen, Jens P. Hart, Biggar, Robert J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - epidemiology Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - microbiology Denmark - ethnology Epidemiology Female Greenland Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis hepatitis B virus Humans Inuits Liver Cirrhosis - mortality Liver Neoplasms - epidemiology Liver Neoplasms - microbiology Male Medical sciences Sex Factors Tumors
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