Advances in early screening and diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2017.07.010
- VernacularTitle:原发性肝癌的早期筛查及诊断
- Author:
Lungen LU
- Keywords:
liver neoplasms;
early diagnosis;
alpha-fetoproteins
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2017;33(7):1257-1261
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor with the second highest mortality rate in China, and annual deaths account for 51% of all deaths in the world.HCC brings heavy burdens to the society and medical care in China.Early diagnosis is one of the most important methods for preventing HCC and improving survival rate of HCC patients, and the development of simple, convenient, and quick diagnostic methods is a direction for current research.Methods for the early diagnosis of HCC mainly include imaging diagnosis and measurements of protein markers and molecular markers.Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has an important value in the early diagnosis of HCC.OneStep AFP test helps the patients to measure AFP at home by themselves and realize the regular monitoring of AFP level, which supports the early diagnosis of HCC and creates a new approach for early screening and diagnosis of HCC.
