Hepatitis B infection is a major public health problem. Approximately two billion people worldwide have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) during their lifetime. In some patients Hepatitis B may get converted into a dormant stage and get reactivated during immunosupression like chemotherapy. Hepatitis B complicates management of cancers as reactivation of hepatitis B not only increases morbidity and mortality but also prolongs chemotherapy and may result in inadequate outcomes. Several approaches have been developed to prevent reactivation of hepatitis B in cancer patients. One such approach is active immunization of all cancer patients. The present study has been done to understand the problem of hepatitis B in cancer patients and to evaluate the efficacy of vaccination in prevention of hepatitis B in cancer patients.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-3-639-86462-5

ISBN-10:

363986462X

EAN:

9783639864625

Book language:

English

Edited by:

Muzamil Latief
Najeebullah Sofi

Number of pages:

84

Published on:

2016-02-12

Category:

Medicine