Accelerating Decreases in the Incidences of Hepatocellular Carcinoma at a Younger Age in Shanghai Are Associated With Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination

Accelerating Decreases in the Incidences of Hepatocellular Carcinoma at a Younger Age in Shanghai Are Associated With Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination

BackgroundRoutine vaccination of infants for protecting against hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its serious consequences, including hepatocellular cancer (HCC), has been carried out in Shanghai, China, since 1986. We therefore have examined the trend of HBV infection and HCC incidences before...

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Main Authors: Shunzhang Yu, Qirong Zhu, Ying Zheng, Chunxiao Wu, Hong Ren, Xing Liu, Zhenqiu Liu, Yanting Li, Qichao Pan, Ying-Jie Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
hepatitis B virus
mother–infant transmission
hepatitis B vaccination
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
prevention
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.855945/full

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