title: Prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: The accuracy and the reliability of well-recognized clinical, virologic, histologic, and molecular risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma are still insufficient; thus, accurate risk prediction of developing cancer in individual patients remains an elusive goal.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, University of Palermo, Clinica Medica I, Piazza della Cliniche 2, 90127, Italy. craxanto@unipa.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Craxì
authors.forename: Calogero
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cammà
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007372:Interferons