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Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT02358070
Epidemiologic Study of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the US
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Inclusion Criteria for HCC cases:
- a diagnosis of primary liver cancer (excluding secondary tumors)
- a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma if histology is available (excluding those
diagnosed in intrahepatic bile duct, bile canals, biliary passages, canaliculi, gall
duct and gallbladder)
- a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma with or without microscopic evaluation
(including those diagnosed with clinical evidence, lab tests and direct visualization
or radiographic and other imaging evidence)
- a histology of primary hepatocellular carcinoma when the patients had a prior
diagnosis of other forms of cancer (excluding those who had no histological diagnosis
of hepatocellular carcinoma while having a prior history of other cancer;
- age at diagnosis between 35 and 84 years
- living in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, or Hawaii for at least a year as regular
residents.
Exclusion Criteria for HCC cases:
- uncertain diagnoses or classification of malignancy, such as unknown origin
- a diagnosis of primary tumors in other organs, not in the liver
- unable to communicate well enough in English or Spanish
- having medical conditions, such as mental disorders, that prevent the subject from
providing reasonably comprehensible information or from being able to give informed
consent.
- diagnosed at age <35 years or >84 years
- temporary residents of New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, or Hawaii
Inclusion Criteria for control subjects:
- age between 35 and 84 years
- living in New Jersey or Connecticut for at least a year as regular residents
- able to communicate well in English or Spanish
- having no medical conditions, such as mental disorders, that prevent them from
providing adequately comprehensible information
- potential subjects with a previous history of cancer are eligible.
Exclusion Criteria for control subjects:
- age < 35 years or > 84 years
- temporary residents of New Jersey or Connecticut
- unable to speak English or Spanish
- cannot provide adequately comprehensible information
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