Alcohol use disorders may drive HCC progression in patients with diabetes

LONDON — Alcohol misuse was a primary trigger for progression of liver disease to hepatocellular carcinoma among a subset of French patients with type 2 diabetes, according to data presented at the International Liver Congress.“A history of alcohol use disorders accounted for more than half of the HCC burden of patients with type 2 diabetes in France from 2011 to 2020,” Lucia Parlati, a PhD student at the Cochin Institute in Paris, said. “Male patients with type 2 diabetes, aged between 65 and 70, with a history of alcohol use disorders were at a higher risk of HCC.”Read More

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