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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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ImKramer 01/08/2014

Management of chronic hepatitis C in patients with contraindications to anti-viral therapy
Background
There are patients with chronic hepatitis C who are not eligible for the current interferon-based therapies or refuse to be treated due to secondary effects.
Aim
To provide information on alternative treatments for the management of these patients.
http://hepatitiscresearchandnewsupdates.blogspot.ca/2014/01/management-of-chronic-hepatitis-c-in.html

ImKramer 01/08/2014

Some good information here for those of us that are waiting for a treatment that will work.

deleted_user 01/08/2014

Great info, Kramer. I have to read slowly to comprehend but well worth it!!

ImKramer 01/08/2014

Yeah that's why I post links, it's even harder to read if I copy paste to the DS site.
Thanks Nealy :)

deleted_user 01/08/2014

Yes, I much prefer links. That way, I can save and read again later w/out having to look again.

WarriorGal 01/08/2014

just read the summary and conclusions. Seems outdated to me, as a patient with contraindications to Interferon..

i was on a non-I trial and will be being treated w/o Interferon or riba.

MLTTexas 01/08/2014

I'm not really clear as to what "not eligible" means, since I've never been treated.

ImKramer 01/08/2014

Some folks are contra indicated to IFN from the get go, RA, depression, etc.

WarriorGal 01/08/2014

I was warehoused for ten years - not able to take interferon because of the meds I'm on for RA.

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