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Statistics
HCC in the United States
This year there will be over 20,000 new cases of HCC, and approximately as many deaths
due to HCC.
- Over the past two decades, the incidence of HCC in the United States has tripled.
- HCC related to hepatitis C infection has become the fastest-rising cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.
HCC in the World
- Over 1 million people in the world contract HCC each year, with almost as many dying from the disease.
- HCC is the fourth most common cancer in the world.
- HCC is the third largest cause of cancer deaths in the world
Hepatitis B
There are over 1.4 million people in the United States and 350 million people in the world that have Hepatitis B.Hepatitis C
Approximately 4.5 million people in the United States and 200 million people in the world are infected withHepatitis C.
HCC Facts
- HCC accounts for approximately 84% of all liver cancers.
- Approximately 95% of people with HCC also have Hepatitis B and/or C.
- Between 60% and 80% of people with HCC also have cirrhosis.
- At present worldwide averages, 1 in every 5,000 people will contract HCC.
- Approximately 52% of HCC patients that go into remission will contract HCC again.
- Five-year survival for an HCC patient is between 2% and 6%.