Liver cancer: a new old threat for young people in developing countries?

• Autores: Cerapio, Juan Pablo, Contreras-Mancilla, Juan, Fernández, Ramiro, Jean-Jacques , Fournié, Deharo, Eric, Bertani, Stéphane, Pineau, Pascal, Casavilca-Zambrano, Sandro, Ruiz, Eloy
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Huánuco
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Huánuco
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.localhost:article/234
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.udh.edu.pe/index.php/RPCS/article/view/362e
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Cáncer de hígado; amenaza; jóvenes; países en vía de desarrollo; editorial; Liver cancer; threat; people; developing countries; Câncer de fígado; ameaça; jovens; países em desenvolvimento

Among the most frequent malignancies worldwide, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death (1). Its incidence has doubled over the past two decades, with the greatest burden occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Malignant primary liver tumors are usually described as a pathology affecting mainly men older than 40 years with a cirrhotic liver; they have rarely been reported in younger people and usually, in those younger than 40, most commonly hepatoblastoma.