Global cancer in women: burden and trends

LA Torre, F Islami, RL Siegel, EM Ward… - Cancer epidemiology …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
This review is an abbreviated version of a report prepared for the American Cancer Society
Global Health department and EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt …

'Hep C's like the common cold': understanding barriers along the HCV care continuum among young people who inject drugs

MR Skeer, K Ladin, LE Wilkins, DM Landy… - Drug and alcohol …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background New highly effective medications are available to treat the hepatitis C virus
(HCV). However, little is known about HCV treatment knowledge and readiness among …

Drug authorization for sofosbuvir/ledipasvir (Harvoni) for chronic HCV infection in a real-world cohort: a new barrier in the HCV care cascade

A Do, Y Mittal, AM Liapakis, E Cohen, H Chau… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background New treatments for hepatitis C (HCV) infection hold great promise for cure, but
numerous challenges to diagnosing, establishing care, and receiving therapy exist. There …

The impact of enhanced screening and treatment on hepatitis C in the United States

DP Durham, LA Skrip, RD Bruce… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. The effectiveness of interferon-free direct-acting antivirals (DAA) in treating
chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is limited by low screening and treatment rates, particularly …

Clients' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to implementing hepatitis C virus care in homeless shelters

CL Masson, JK Fokuo, A Anderson, J Powell… - BMC Infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly prevalent among homeless persons,
yet barriers continue to impede HCV testing and treatment in this population. We studied the …

Implementation of a mobile health clinic framework for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment: a descriptive study

L Rennert, KA Howard, CM Kickham… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Although treatment for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is effective, individuals
face access barriers. The utility of mobile health clinics (MHC), effective mechanisms for …

Racial/ethnic disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and survival in California, 1988-2012

SL Stewart, SL Kwong, CL Bowlus… - World journal of …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To describe racial/ethnic differences in treatment and survival among liver cancer
patients in a population-based cancer registry. METHODS Invasive cases of primary …

[PDF][PDF] Shelter‐based integrated model is effective in scaling up hepatitis C testing and treatment in persons experiencing homelessness

M Khalili, J Powell, HH Park, D Bush… - Hepatology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is high among people experiencing homelessness, but
barriers to scaling up HCV testing and treatment persist. We aimed to implement onsite HCV …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of progression through the cascade of care to a cure for hepatitis C patients using decision trees and random forests

JY Nakayama, J Ho, E Cartwright, R Simpson… - Computers in Biology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study uses machine learning techniques to identify sociodemographic and
clinical predictors of progression through the hepatitis C (HCV) cascade of care for patients …

Racial disparities in treatment rates for chronic hepatitis C: analysis of a population-based cohort of 73,665 patients in the United States

P Vutien, J Hoang, L Brooks Jr, NH Nguyen… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) disproportionately affects racial minorities in the United States
(US). Although prior studies have reported lower treatment rates in Blacks than in …