next index |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 |8 |9 |10 |11 |12 |13 |14 |15 |16 |17 |18 |19 |20 |21 |22 |23 |24 |25 |26 |27 |28 |29 |30 |31 |32 |
Persistent HBV infection is considered to be the essential factor in the development of HCC. Therefore, the vertical infection of HBV in the perinatal period from the carrier mothers and horizontal infection in the early lives become the important causal factors.

The prevention of HBV infection with HBV vaccination apparently is an effective way of prevention of HBV infection and HCC.