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Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease?
Mayo Clinic — End-stage complications of hepatitis C include liver failure and liver cancer. My brother has been told he has end-stage hepatitis C. What does this mean? What can we expect? The hepatitis C virus slowly damages the liver - often over the course ...More…
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Hepatitis C Treatment Reduces the Virus but Liver Damage ...
National Institutes of Health — Treating patients who have chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease with long-term pegylated interferon significantly decreased their liver enzymes, viral levels and liver inflammation, but the treatment did not slow or prevent the ...More…
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Understanding Hepatitis C
National Institute of Allergy — Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver. Worldwide, health experts estimate 180 million people have chronic hepatitis C, with more than 4 million of these cases in the United States. Volunteer for NIAID-funded clinical studies related ...More…
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Sustained Virologic Response in Hepatitis C
Annals of Internal Medicine — The summary below is from the full report titled "Sustained Virologic Response and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C and Advanced Fibrosis." It is in the 20 November 2007 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 147, ...More…
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"Hepatitis C"
Clinical Trials — Observational Study Assessing Chronic Hepatitis C Management in Clinical Practice in Italy (Study P05488) Efficacy of Pegetron® Redipen Treatment and Treatment Compliance of Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in Canada (Study P04423) Biological: ...More…
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Alcohol and Hepatitis C
Hepatitus C Program — Table of contents for program on alcohol and hepatitis C (from the Living with Hepatitis C program), from the VA National Hepatitis C Program. Find out what you need to know about hepatitis C and alcohol use, including alcohol's effect on liver ...More…
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Index / Hepatitis C Information For the Public
Centers for Disease Control — Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis C virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a ...More…
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Hepatitis C
Mayo Clinic — Hepatitis C - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this highly infectious liver disease. Hepatitis C is a virus that often silently attacks your liver. Most people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have no symptoms at all. ...More…
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Hepatitis C
Family Doctor — Hepatitis C es una inflamación del hígado. La inflamación causa sensibilidad al tacto e hinchazón. La hepatitis puede ser causada por muchas cosas. Beber demasiado alcohol, abusar de drogas y usar ciertos medicamentos pueden causar hepatitis. ...More…
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What is hepatitis C?
Family Doctor — Most people don't feel sick when they are first infected with hepatitis C. Instead, the virus stays in their liver and causes chronic liver inflammation. Most people who are infected with hepatitis C don't experience any symptoms for years. ...More…
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Hepatitis C
Family Doctor — I've never used IV drugs or been stuck with a dirty needle. How did I get hepatitis C? There are 2 main kinds of hepatitis, acute hepatitis and chronic hepatitis. When a person has hepatitis, the liver may become inflamed very suddenly. This is ...More…
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Risk of Lymphoma Increases with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
National Institutes of Health — People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at an increased risk of developing certain lymphomas (cancers of the lymphatic system), according to a study published in the May 8, 2007, issue of the The researchers looked at patient records ...More…