If You Have Hepatitis B, You Need Liver Screening

According to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, men with hepatitis B should begin routine screening and surveillance by the age of 40, while women should begin screening and surveillance by the age of 50. If you are a person affected by hepatitis B who is around these ages, you will want to make an appointment for a liver screening sooner rather than later.Even if your first liver screening comes back clear, you will want to continue to receive additional screening in the future. Ideally, people with hepatitis B should receive a liver screening at 6 month intervals. This will help ensure that if any liver problems do develop, they are caught and treated quickly.

Increased Risk of Liver Cancer?

For those with an increased risk of liver cancer, however, it may be wise to begin liver screenings even earlier than the recommended 40 or 50 year mark. If you have a family member who also has liver cancer, you are four times more likely to develop it yourself. If this describes you, you will want to be especially diligent in seeking routine liver screenings.

Just because you don’t have cirrhosis does not mean that you are in the clear, either. As many as 33 percent of people with hepatitis B who develop liver cancer never experience cirrhosis. Do not simply look for a warning sign that may or may not be there. Seeking routine liver screenings is the only way to know for sure.

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