title: Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
abstract: The epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has significantly changed throughout the past decade and will continue to do so in the future as a consequence of effective primary prevention and treatment of virus-related liver diseases. However, other risk factors for HCC are constantly on the rise, including alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The knowledge on these and further risk factors associated with an increased risk of HCC provide the opportunity and chance for the development and implementation of successful preventive strategies to decrease the worldwide burden of HCC. This mini-review gives a short overview on current strategies in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of HCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken, Marienhospital Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schütte
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Fathi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balbisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malfertheiner
keywords: Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Prevention