title: Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
abstract: Fusui County in the Guangxi Autonomous Region of China is a high-risk area for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In 1971-73, the average annual standardized (world population) mortality rate of HCC in Fusui was 20.09 and 111.75/100,000 person-years for females and males, respectively. Epidemiologic and pathologic studies of HCC have been conducted in Fusui since 1959. This paper describes some of the studies relating to the hepatitis B virus infection and aflatoxin contamination of foodstuffs.
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000209:etiology*; D002681:China; D005506:Food Contamination; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D016604:Aflatoxin B1