Recent advances in clinical studies on hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer[J]. Journal of Southwest Medical University, 2021,44(6):607-611. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-3351.2021.06.004.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and liver cancer are major public health concerns in China and all over the world. The incidence and mortality of liver cancer in China account for more than half of the global cases and deaths
and HBV-induced liver cancer accounts for more than 90% of the liver cancer cases. Despite the de⁃creasing trend in the incidence and mortality of liver cancer thanks to the popularization of free vaccination against HBV and antiviral treatment
China still faces great challenges in the prevention and treatment of liver cancer due to the large HBV-infected population and prolongation of survival after treatment. The article reviews the recent ad⁃vances in HBV infection and liver cancer.