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Having Hep A B C Cirrhosis And Cancer

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Ask the Experts

Hep c+Cirrhosis

Lever biopsy show focal cirrhosis(3-4 stage).My alt175& ast 89 Doc prescribe me pegasys+copegus .How safe i am with this medicine...
Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine
Hepatitis C treatment can be associated with a variety of side effects, but I rarely have to stop treatment secondary to them. My patients most commonly feel fatigued and have a poor appetite. We see our patients often to help them through these... Read more »

HepC &Stage IV Cirrhosis/Liver Transplant

Having HepC and Stage IV Liver Cirrhosis, liver biopsy results have now put me on a transplant... Read more »

liver cancer without cirrhosis...

Good morning I know it s unhappily possible to have liver cancer without cirrhosis in Hep B but can... Read more »
Articles
Treatment Action Group

Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIV

Managing Cirrhosis A damaged liver can still function, but people who have developed cirrhosis are at risk for liver failure and other serious, life-threatening complications. People with compensated cirrhosis should be screened for liver cancer... Read more »
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Shows Value of Hepatitis C Therapy for HIV Co-Infected Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis

Spanish researchers report success in treating HIV- and hepatitis C-coinfected people with compensated cirrhosis -- those whose livers are still functioning -- with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Patients who achieved a sustained virologic... Read more »
Body Positive

Hep Alphabet

In recent years, the hepatitis C virus, or HCV, has received an ever-increasing amount of attention in the media in general and in HIV/AIDS circles in particular. Part of the reason is HCV's tendency to become chronic in those who become infected... Read more »
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

A Glass Half Full: Cancer Risk for People Living With HIV

Table of Contents Introduction A Dividing Line: Before and After HAART Apples to Apples AIDS-Defining Cancers The New Frontier: Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers Hodgkin's Lymphoma Oncogenic Viruses The Role of Immune Health Prevention Next... Read more »
Connect With Others

HIV/HEP C/ Burkitt's lymphoma/ I WIN ALLTHREE

Posted by AaronK, 1 Reply
Infected at birth during transfusion in 83. Diagnosed in 88. 1997-2000 i was on and off meds-2000-2006 i was off medications. in 2006 i was diagnosed with Hep C, with 7tcells and with 60,000 virus count. after 7 months I was HIV Undetectable. Tcells... Read more »

hep c

Posted by Anonymous



"People Helping People"





Our Mission Founder's Story Brainstorming Team CAP National Site Lung Cancer CAP Site Legal Information Contact HCCAP Federal Hep C Bill (English) Federal Hep C Bill (Spanish) Resource Center Home Activist Alert... Read more »

please help hiv and hep c

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i tested hiv negative at 5 month but i just found out this person
has hep c we had sex once. does it take longer for hiv to show up if you was infected with hep c? Read more »

HEP B, HEP C, & HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
If one was infected with HEP B or C and took and HIV test at 12, 15, and 17 weeks (excessive testing I know, can't help it) would a negative test be accurate or not?

17 weeks out would HEP B or C affect a HIV test?
Does it affect the test at all?
Does... Read more »

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