Etude des facteurs nutritionnels et métaboliques de la cancérogenèse hépatique chez des patients atteints de cirrhose

2019

Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is worldwide the 5th most common diagnosed cancer in men and the 7th in women and the 4th cause of cancer death with a median survival between 10 and 11 months. The incidence rate in France is relatively high (7.8/100 000 with 10 624 estimated new cases in 2018). HCC prognosis is very poor due to the difficulty to diagnose it at an early stage. Around 80% of HCC occur in the setting of cirrhosis, mainly caused by alcoholism, chronic infections with HBV and HCV or metabolic syndrome. Cirrhotic patients have a high-risk to develop chronic inflammation or other liver complications that can progress toward cancer. Thus, it is important to identify the risk factors…