Does alcoholism worsen the survival of patients with hepatitis B virus and C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma?
Alcoholism in patients with HBV or HCV infection is characterized by early development of HCC with advanced cirrhosis and cancer staging at diagnosis. Alcoholism independently predicts an increased risk of mortality in patients with HBV- and HCV-related HCC.
Patients with hormone-dependent cancer had a weaker response to controlled ovarian stimulation compared with patients with non-hormone-dependent cancer. Whether the oncological disease already affects the ovaries before chemo-/radiotherapy remains to be elucidated.