People with hepatitis B who have cirrhosis should be prioritised for liver cancer screening

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Liver cancer
screening for people with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection should be
targeted at those with cirrhosis, according to the results of a systematic
review and meta-analysis published in PLOS
ONE. The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and death were 31- and 44-
times higher, respectively, in people with liver cirrhosis compared to people