Hepatitis C Infection Doubles Risk For Kidney Cancer

Posted under Cancer by Cancer / Oncology News From Medical News Today

Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital have found that infection with the hepatitis C virus increases the risk for developing kidney cancer. Using administrative data from more than 67,000 Henry Ford Health System patients, physicians found that over the period 1997-2008, 0.6% (17/3057) patients with hepatitis C infection developed kidney cancer whereas only 0...

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