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Overdiagnosis: An Understudied Issue in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Rich, Nicole E. Parikh, Neehar D. Singal, Amit G. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Overdiagnosis, the detection of clinically insignificant disease that would not otherwise impact the patient's lifespan, is a phenomenon that has been described in several solid tumors, such as prostate, breast, thyroid, and lung cancers. Population-based efforts to reduce hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mortality in cirrhosis patients by screening and early detection may result in the overdiagnosis of HCC. One of the harms of overdiagnosis is subsequent overtreatment, which can result in increased costs, as well as physical side effects, psychological harms, and poorer quality of life. In this review, the authors explore the potential for overdiagnosis in HCC. |
| Related Links | http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0037-1608775.pdf |
| Ending Page | 304 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| Starting Page | 296 |
| ISSN | 02728087 |
| e-ISSN | 10988971 |
| DOI | 10.1055/s-0037-1608775 |
| Journal | Seminars in Liver Disease |
| Issue Number | 04 |
| Volume Number | 37 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Georg Thieme Verlag KG |
| Publisher Date | 2017-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Seminars in Liver Disease Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Hepatology |
