Primary liver cancer is predicted to be the sixth-most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with an estimated 841 000 new cases and 782 000 deaths annually. 1 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which accounts for the majority of primary liver cancer cases, is a complex disease that is mostly the result of hepatitis B or C virus (HBV
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