HBV infection decreases risk of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer patients

Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

A research team from China evaluated the effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. The study showed that HBV infection decreases the risk of liver metastasis in patients with colorectal cancer and elevates the surgical resection rate of liver metastatic lesions.

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