title: How grim is hepatocellular carcinoma?
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a complex disease and a major cause of death in high endemic areas of hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HCC has gone from being a universal death sentence to a cancer that can be prevented, detected at an early stage and effectively treated. Liver resection or tumour ablation techniques may be effective bridge to liver transplantation if they fulfill the Milan criteria. The areas of progress in HCC are in the control of HBV or HCV and the development of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Elroy P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Weledji
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Enow Orock
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Marcelin N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ngowe
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Dickson Shey
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nsagha
keywords: Ablation; Prevention; Resection; Sorafenib; Transplantation