Mortality of hepatitis B positive blood donors in England and Wales.
Of 2880 men and 1054 women who were found to be hepatitis B surface antigen positive by the Blood Transfusion Service in England and Wales between 1971 and 1981, more than 92% were traced to the end of 1983. 5 deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma had been reported in men, giving a relative risk compared with the male population of England and Wales as a whole of 42. There had been no deaths from liver cancer in women. In both men and women there was a greater than ten-fold increase in the risk of death from chronic liver disease. Secondary preventive action may be indicated.
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D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000401:mortality*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000401:mortality; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D014852:Wales
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens