Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease who have high blood iron levels may be at an increased risk for developing the most common type of liver cancer, according to new research.
Although only a small fraction of NAFLD patients eventually develop hepatocellular carcinoma, if the findings are confirmed, it might help identify those at an increased risk for developing HCC, said lead investigator Jian-Min Yuan, MD, PhD, the Arnold Palmer Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention at UPMC Hillman