The Continuing Increase in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States: An Update

  1. Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH;
  2. Jessica A. Davila, PhD;
  3. Nancy J. Petersen, PhD; and
  4. Katherine A. McGlynn, PhD
  1. From The Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Sections of Gastroenterology and Health Services Research at The Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; and the National Cancer Institute and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland.
    1. Figure 1.
      View larger version:
      Figure 1. The overall age-adjusted incidence rates for hepatocellular carcinoma for consecutive 3-year periods between 1975 and 1998.
    2. Figure 2.
      View larger version:
      Figure 2. Age-adjusted incidence rates for hepatocellular carcinoma broken down by sex and race or ethnicity for consecutive 3-year periods between 1975 and 1998.
    3. Figure 3. Age-specific incidence rates are shown for consecutive 3-year periods between 1975 and 1998.
      View larger version:
      Figure 3. Age-specific incidence rates are shown for consecutive 3-year periods between 1975 and 1998. Temporal trends in the age distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma.
    4. Figure 4.
      View larger version:
      Figure 4. Temporal trends in age-specific incidence rates for white men 45 to 49 years of age and 50 to 54 years of age.

    Summary for Patients

    • Summaries for Patients:Increasing Rates of Primary Liver Cancer in the United States Ann Intern Med November 18, 2003 139:I-28
    « Previous | Next Article »Table of Contents

    This Article

    1. Ann Intern Med November 18, 2003 vol. 139 no. 10 817-823
    1. AbstractFREE
    2. » Figures
    3. Full Text
    4. Full Text (PDF)
      1. Summary for Patients

    Rapid Responses

    1. Submit a response
    2. No responses published

    Current Issue

    1. November 3, 2009, 151 (9)
    1. Alert me to current issues