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HCV may increase risk of non-HCC cancers:

http://www.specialtypharmacytimes.com/news/hepatitis-c-may-cause-wider-array-of-cancer-types

A new study published by Cancer suggests that hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be linked to more cancers besides hepatocellular carcinoma…

…In the study, the authors explored the link between HCV and other cancers in adults 66 years and older who are insured through Medicare. The investigators used data from 1,623,548 patients with cancer and 200,000 control patients included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare database.

…Besides liver cancer, the authors found that HCV can potentially be linked to cancers of the bile ducts, pancreas, anus, non-melanoma non-epithelial skin cancers, diffuse B-cell lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndrome.