James P. Crowley, Professor of Medicine Emeritus at Brown University, shared on LinkedIn:
“A blood test can find hepatitis C early, often before symptoms appear. Getting screened helps protect your liver from scarring and other damage and makes timely treatment possible.
The good news is that effective treatments exist, and most people can be cured of hepatitis C.
People often have questions about when to get screened, what the test involves and what the results mean.
This article explains why hepatitis C screening matters, who needs it and what to expect from testing.”
Did you know? – Hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). The virus causes long-term liver inflammation. Over 20 to 30 years, this damage leads to severe scarring called cirrhosis, where mutated cells can form tumors. Curing hepatitis C with antiviral pills lowers liver cancer risk significantly.
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