Association of diabetes duration and diabetes treatment with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Published in Cancer on April 15, 2010

Authors

Manal M Hassan1, Steven A Curley, Donghui Li, Ahmed Kaseb, Marta Davila, Eddie K Abdalla, Milind Javle, Dalia M Moghazy, Richard D Lozano, James L Abbruzzese, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. mhassan@mdanderson.org

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