Abstract
Age-adjusted mortality from cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continues to increase in the United States 1 Tapper E.B. Parikh N.D. BMJ. 2018; 362k2817 Crossref PubMed Scopus (360) Google Scholar and disproportionately affects individuals of racial/ethnic minorities. Understanding risk factors for cirrhosis is key to prevention, but these have not been well described in contemporary hepatology practices. Several recent shifts may have changed cirrhosis and HCC epidemiology, including improved access to highly efficacious hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatments, 2 Kanwal F. et al. Gastroenterology. 2017; 153: 996-1005 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (439) Google Scholar increased prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome, and an increase in alcoholic liver disease. 3 El-Serag H.B. Gastroenterology. 2018; 155: 607-609 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar
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