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Liver Cancer Screening for Hepatitis B Carriers in Malaysia

Liver Cancer Screening for Hepatitis B Carriers in Malaysia2. Sept.21 Min.

Welcome to Onco Life Centre Podcast. This episode explains why chronic hepatitis B carriers face a much higher risk of liver cancer, and walks through what regular screening for it actually looks like in practice. You'll learn: - Why chronic hepatitis B raises liver cancer risk by 15 to 20 times compared with people who are not infected - Why liver cancer often causes no symptoms until it is already advanced - What an abdominal ultrasound and an AFP blood test each check for, and why doctor...